BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Seward Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

84Species Recorded
52Years Surveyed
19672024Span
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.
History
American RobinTurdidae612024+107%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae542024-53%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae502021+74%2011
Mourning DoveColumbidae402024-65%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae352024+264%1983
DickcisselCardinalidae312024-57%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae232024-66%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202024+900%2009
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182024+580%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae152024-64%1969
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae132024+300%2012
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122024-14%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae112024-9%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024-48%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae92024+300%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae82024-59%1969
Blue JayCorvidae72024-20%1969
American CrowCorvidae72024-67%1969
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62024+267%1973
European StarlingSturnidae62024-45%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62024+225%2000
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62024+367%1986
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52024-42%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024-71%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52024-38%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae42024-93%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae42023+58%1971
House SparrowPasseridae42024-97%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae32024-68%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae32024-86%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32023-40%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32024+67%1981
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32015+40%1980
Horned LarkAlaudidae32023+17%1988
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae22017-95%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22016-56%1969
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22009-46%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae22024-56%1970
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae22019+100%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae22023-62%1970

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