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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 11

Ponca Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 63 species recorded across 4 survey years, still active.

63Species 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 →
4Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2018–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Ponca

Top 40 of 63 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ponca 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
Canada GooseAnatidae1042019n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae902025+80%2019
American RobinTurdidae852025+53%2019
Mourning DoveColumbidae582025+21%2019
DickcisselCardinalidae542025-16%2019
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae532025-35%2019
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae392025-42%2019
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae332025-20%2019
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae252019n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae242025+20%2019
Field SparrowPasserellidae232025-5%2019
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182025-13%2019
KilldeerCharadriidae162025+47%2019
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae162025+133%2019
Bank SwallowHirundinidae152025-44%2024
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae122025-4%2019
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae112025-27%2019
Yellow WarblerParulidae112025+243%2019
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025+6%2019
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae102025-37%2019
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025+29%2019
House SparrowPasseridae102025+188%2019
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102025+233%2019
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae92025+200%2019
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82025+300%2018
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae82025+14%2024
Brown ThrasherMimidae72025-66%2019
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62025+0%2019
Horned LarkAlaudidae52025+400%2018
Warbling VireoVireonidae52025-39%2019
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52024+0%2019
Blue JayCorvidae42025+67%2019
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42025+100%2019
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42025+100%2019
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42025+300%2019
American KestrelFalconidae42024n/an/a
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32025+150%2019
Bell's VireoVireonidae32019+200%2018
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae32019n/an/a
Gray CatbirdMimidae32025-25%2019

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