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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Ringgold Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1985–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Ringgold

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ringgold 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1572025+29%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae1212025+98%1993
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae892025-26%1993
DickcisselCardinalidae852025+222%1993
Lark SparrowPasserellidae462025+1%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae282025+152%1993
Horned LarkAlaudidae192025-38%1993
Canada GooseAnatidae182014+80%2011
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae162025+267%1995
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae132025-69%1993
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122023+483%2006
American CrowCorvidae112025-46%1993
House SparrowPasseridae82025-53%1993
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82025+129%1999
American RobinTurdidae82025+40%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72025+196%1993
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025+82%1993
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72017+300%2004
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025+5%1993
Western KingbirdTyrannidae62025-33%1993
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52025+157%1993
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+100%2005
Lark BuntingPasserellidae42024-27%1993
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae42013+8%1999
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae42024+33%2000
House FinchFringillidae42025+0%1999
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+29%2007
KilldeerCharadriidae32025+33%1995
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32025-6%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae32025+30%1993
Blue-winged TealAnatidae22023+100%1985
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae22024-36%1993
Blue JayCorvidae22025-38%1993
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22025+250%2009
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae22024-46%1998
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae22025-14%1995
MallardAnatidae22023-29%1998
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22015+67%2002
Warbling VireoVireonidae22025+0%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22024+0%2002

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