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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Sumner Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 45 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 →
45Years 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
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Sumner

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

Species recorded on the Sumner 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 BlackbirdIcteridae2082025+79%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1472025+24%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae1362025+239%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae1312025+100%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1312025+133%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae1042025+208%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae762025+779%1969
American RobinTurdidae652025+941%1969
European StarlingSturnidae542025+147%1975
Canada GooseAnatidae462009n/an/a
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae41202521×1995
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae392025+33%1975
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae392025+381%2010
House SparrowPasseridae362025-31%1975
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae342025+346%1975
Yellow WarblerParulidae272025+871%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae262025+117%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae242025+153%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae242025+750%1982
KilldeerCharadriidae212025+115%1977
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae182025+265%1977
Orchard OrioleIcteridae172025+886%1979
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae162025+363%1975
Western KingbirdTyrannidae152025-5%1975
Brown ThrasherMimidae152025+400%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae122025+107%1981
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae121996n/an/a
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae102025+425%1978
Warbling VireoVireonidae102025+243%1978
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82025-27%1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae82025+120%1969
Blue JayCorvidae82025+50%1978
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025+143%1978
Bank SwallowHirundinidae62024-36%1984
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae61997n/an/a
Willow FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-10%1988
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52025+450%2019
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025+200%1999
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42025+0%1979
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42025+100%2008

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