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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 18

Pine Ridge Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

104Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1999–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Pine Ridge

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pine Ridge route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1382025+84%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae922025+71%2001
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae672025+3%2001
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae41202516×2004
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae392025-1%2001
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae292011n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae262025+119%2001
American GoldfinchFringillidae242025-74%2001
Yellow WarblerParulidae212025-68%2001
Spotted TowheePasserellidae162025-50%2001
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae132025-19%2001
DickcisselCardinalidae122024+108%2002
American RobinTurdidae122025-67%2001
European StarlingSturnidae122025+900%2013
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112025+150%2001
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+475%2002
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae112025-54%2001
Blue JayCorvidae102025+467%2004
American CrowCorvidae102025-77%2001
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102025-50%2001
Turkey VultureCathartidae102025+86%2004
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae92024+75%2003
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae82025+12%2017
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae82025-69%2001
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae82002+300%2000
Common GrackleIcteridae62025+750%2003
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62025-69%2001
American RedstartParulidae62025-11%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-75%2001
Western TanagerCardinalidae52025-13%2001
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+86%2001
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52025-50%2002
American KestrelFalconidae42025+186%2002
Least FlycatcherTyrannidae42003+100%1999
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae42002+300%2000
BobolinkIcteridae42025+25%2003
Ruddy DuckAnatidae42019+100%2003
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42021-47%2005
Rock PigeonColumbidae42024-33%2013
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae42024+300%2018

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.