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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 22

Richland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Richland

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Richland 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1252025+95%1992
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1142025-2%1971
American RobinTurdidae662025+109%1971
DickcisselCardinalidae532025-49%1971
House SparrowPasseridae532025-28%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae432025-37%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae282025+290%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae282025-60%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae262025+6%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae262025+455%2008
European StarlingSturnidae242025+6%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae202025-19%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182025-12%1971
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae132025-63%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae132025+270%1971
Canada GooseAnatidae122025+441%2008
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112025+0%1971
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112025+967%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae112025-30%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102025+675%1982
Yellow WarblerParulidae102025+800%1992
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025-19%1971
Northern ShovelerAnatidae81971n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae72025-48%1971
Blue JayCorvidae72025-27%1971
Wood DuckAnatidae72025+133%2004
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62025-20%1971
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62025-30%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae62025-11%1971
MallardAnatidae62025+200%1982
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62025+19%1992
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52025+64%1981
Warbling VireoVireonidae52025-21%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025-16%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae42025+229%1972
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32025-95%1971
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+180%1993
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32025+0%1996
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae31998+50%1991
House FinchFringillidae32025+0%1993

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