BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19
Stratton Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.
95Species Recorded
31Years Surveyed
1975–2024Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Nebraska Stratton
Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 210 | 2024 | +96% | 1978 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 200 | 2024 | 17× | 1980 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 168 | 2024 | 12× | 1978 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 163 | 2024 | -45% | 1978 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 138 | 2024 | +1% | 1978 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 97 | 2024 | -41% | 1978 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 59 | 2024 | +3% | 1978 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 46 | 2024 | +613% | 1982 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 40 | 2024 | -71% | 1978 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 34 | 2024 | -30% | 1978 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 29 | 2024 | +66% | 2015 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 24 | 2019 | +125% | 1980 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 24 | 2024 | +177% | 1978 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 17 | 2024 | +14% | 1978 | |
| Redhead | Anatidae | 14 | 2015 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 13 | 2024 | +138% | 1981 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2024 | -67% | 1978 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2024 | -64% | 1979 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2024 | +108% | 1980 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 12 | 2024 | +286% | 2004 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2024 | -43% | 1978 | |
| Greater Prairie-Chicken | Phasianidae | 11 | 2016 | +200% | 2004 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | +39% | 1981 | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 10 | 2016 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 9 | 2024 | +70% | 1978 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | +400% | 1985 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 2024 | +0% | 1978 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 6 | 2024 | -17% | 1978 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2016 | +50% | 1977 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | -33% | 2013 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 6 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 5 | 2024 | -15% | 1980 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 5 | 2024 | +89% | 2002 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 5 | 2016 | +400% | 2003 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +167% | 1978 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +20% | 2014 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2019 | +18% | 1979 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | -76% | 1978 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 4 | 2015 | -33% | 1994 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 4 | 2015 | +100% | 2003 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.