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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Stratton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
1975–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Stratton

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Stratton 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae166202526×1980
European StarlingSturnidae144202520×1978
Horned LarkAlaudidae1252025+146%1978
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1212025-38%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae892025+6%1978
Common GrackleIcteridae812025-21%1978
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae652025+38%1978
House SparrowPasseridae362025-51%1978
American RobinTurdidae302025+277%1978
DickcisselCardinalidae292025+594%1982
Western KingbirdTyrannidae252025-44%1978
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae242025-49%1978
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae192025+70%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182025+81%1978
Orchard OrioleIcteridae162025+78%1981
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae142025+167%1980
RedheadAnatidae142015n/an/a
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae112016+200%2004
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae102025+53%2015
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae102016n/an/a
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae92025-48%1979
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025-20%1978
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae72025+17%2013
Chimney SwiftApodidae62025+25%1978
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae62016+50%1977
House FinchFringillidae62025+243%2004
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025+0%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025+19%1978
MallardAnatidae52024+89%2002
Wood DuckAnatidae52016+400%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae42025+138%1981
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42025+160%1985
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025+133%1991
Blue-winged TealAnatidae42015-33%1994
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42015+100%2003
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32025+117%1978
Lark BuntingPasserellidae32025-74%1978
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32024+67%1984
Warbling VireoVireonidae32025+67%2013
Bell's VireoVireonidae32025-44%2013

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