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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 11

Sparta Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
33Years 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 Sparta

Top 40 of 100 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1742025+56%1975
DickcisselCardinalidae1222025+460%1975
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1072025-16%1975
American RobinTurdidae942025+568%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae912025+158%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae742025+41%1975
Common GrackleIcteridae702025+101%1975
European StarlingSturnidae692025+469%1975
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae502025+154%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae472025+431%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae462025+190%1975
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae45202513×1976
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae352025+36%1975
American CrowCorvidae292025+168%1975
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae252025+178%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae232025+200%1976
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae222025+767%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae212025+24%1975
Yellow WarblerParulidae212025+400%1990
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae192025+94%1975
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae172025+50%2013
Horned LarkAlaudidae162021+153%1977
House SparrowPasseridae162025-69%1975
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae151998+42%1977
Field SparrowPasserellidae142025+470%1976
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae132025+192%1976
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112025+388%1976
BobolinkIcteridae92025+364%1975
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae82021+400%1977
Blue JayCorvidae82025+8%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025+208%1975
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+180%1976
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae82025+433%1980
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae82025+175%2006
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82025+225%2004
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+300%1981
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72025+152%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62025+209%1979
Purple MartinHirundinidae62019+500%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62021+433%1990

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