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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Ringgold Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

88Species 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 →
1985–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Ringgold

Top 40 of 88 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1852024+44%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae1082024+101%1993
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae842024-17%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae552024+226%1993
Horned LarkAlaudidae222024-42%1993
Lark SparrowPasserellidae202024+0%1993
Canada GooseAnatidae182014+80%2011
European StarlingSturnidae142023+225%1995
DickcisselCardinalidae132024+41%1993
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122023+483%2006
Common GrackleIcteridae112024+66%1993
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102024+112%1993
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae92023+143%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024+152%1993
American CrowCorvidae72024-46%1993
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72024+72%1993
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72017+300%2004
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae62024-63%1993
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52017+350%2009
KilldeerCharadriidae42023+67%1995
Lark BuntingPasserellidae42024-27%1993
House SparrowPasseridae42024-72%1993
Sharp-tailed GrousePhasianidae42013+8%1999
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42024+29%1999
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42015+50%1998
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42024+14%2010
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae42024+33%2000
House FinchFringillidae42024-27%1999
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42023+150%2007
American RobinTurdidae32024-10%1994
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32024+57%1995
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32024+71%2007
Blue-winged TealAnatidae22023+100%1985
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae22024-36%1993
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22024+18%1993
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22024-27%1993
American GoldfinchFringillidae22024-75%1995
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae22024-46%1998
Yellow WarblerParulidae22024+67%2001
MallardAnatidae22023-29%1998

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.