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Sparta Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2021Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Sparta

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sparta 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
DickcisselCardinalidae1552021+508%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae1492021+165%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1472021+57%1975
Common GrackleIcteridae1392021+87%1975
American RobinTurdidae912021+421%1975
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae872021-11%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae812021+46%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae672021+237%1975
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae582021+293%1994
European StarlingSturnidae442021+279%1975
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae41202113×1976
Rock PigeonColumbidae322021+356%1980
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae272021+14%1975
Lark SparrowPasserellidae252021+757%1979
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae242021+144%1975
BobolinkIcteridae242021+591%1975
Field SparrowPasserellidae242021+480%1976
House SparrowPasseridae222021-68%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192021+209%1979
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182021+256%1975
Horned LarkAlaudidae162021+153%1977
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae152021+77%1975
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae151998+42%1977
American CrowCorvidae142021+155%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae142021+317%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae142021+175%1976
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae142021+517%1980
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae132021+23%2013
Orchard OrioleIcteridae122021+438%1976
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae112021+192%1976
Northern CardinalCardinalidae102021+650%1982
Blue JayCorvidae92021+0%1975
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae82021+400%1977
Spotted TowheePasserellidae82021+100%2004
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72021+200%1976
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62021+6%1975
Purple MartinHirundinidae62019+500%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62021+433%1990
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae62021-20%1981
Song SparrowPasserellidae62021+44%2003

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