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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Seward Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

84Species 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Seward

Top 40 of 84 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Seward 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
American RobinTurdidae612025+121%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae592025-53%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae502021+74%2011
Common GrackleIcteridae482025-64%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae452025-62%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae372025-59%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae352024+264%1983
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae172025-65%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172025-21%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae142025-19%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae142025+650%2009
American CrowCorvidae132025-57%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132025-52%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122025+370%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae92025+243%1970
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82025+286%2012
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62025-35%1969
European StarlingSturnidae62025-73%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+400%1986
Blue JayCorvidae42025-20%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025-82%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae42025+8%1971
House SparrowPasseridae42025-98%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae32024-68%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae32025+13%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32025+175%2000
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32024+67%1981
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32015+40%1980
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025+233%1973
Chimney SwiftApodidae22025-68%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22025-79%1969
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22025-73%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae22017-95%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae22025-94%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22016-56%1969
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22009-46%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae22024-56%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae22025-31%1970
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae22019+100%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae22025-54%1970

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