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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Surprise Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 57 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
57Years 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
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Surprise

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Surprise 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
Common GrackleIcteridae2172025-6%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2002025+46%1969
American RobinTurdidae1852025+413%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae1382025+157%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae1212025+65%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae862025-2%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae602025+85%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae602025+194%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae47202521×1986
Brown ThrasherMimidae422025+50%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42202525×1969
KilldeerCharadriidae40202514×1973
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae372025+867%1970
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae36202512×1983
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae342025+454%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae292025-70%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae24202513×1975
House SparrowPasseridae202025-53%1969
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae161995n/an/a
Orchard OrioleIcteridae142025+286%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae132025+420%1979
European StarlingSturnidae122025+47%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae122022-65%2015
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae112025+26%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae10202513×1970
Gray CatbirdMimidae82025+340%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae72025+27%1969
Blue JayCorvidae72025+300%1969
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+175%1971
House FinchFringillidae62023+150%2005
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62025+9%2016
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52025+192%2013
American CrowCorvidae42025-90%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae42025+275%1972
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42008+200%1971
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42024+100%2016
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32025-65%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae32025+43%1998
Northern HarrierAccipitridae32007+33%1974
Bank SwallowHirundinidae31975n/an/a

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