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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Sutherland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 52 species recorded across 3 survey years, still active.

52Species 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 →
3Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2023–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Nebraska Sutherland

Top 40 of 52 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sutherland 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae872025-4%2023
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae842025-1%2023
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae652025+2%2023
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae432025+258%2023
Lark SparrowPasserellidae222025+22%2023
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212025+320%2023
DickcisselCardinalidae152025+275%2023
Horned LarkAlaudidae142025+133%2023
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae142025-53%2023
Lark BuntingPasserellidae102024n/an/a
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92025+125%2023
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025+200%2023
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92025+0%2023
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae72025+250%2023
Canada GooseAnatidae72025n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae62025+50%2023
European StarlingSturnidae62025+50%2023
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62025+50%2023
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae52025+25%2024
Wood DuckAnatidae42023n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae42025+300%2023
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42025-33%2023
American RobinTurdidae42025n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae32025+50%2023
American GoldfinchFringillidae32024+0%2023
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae32025-25%2024
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32025n/an/a
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae22025-78%2023
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22024+100%2023
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22025-50%2023
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22025+0%2023
Brown ThrasherMimidae22025+100%2024
MallardAnatidae22025n/an/a
BobolinkIcteridae22025n/an/a
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae22025n/an/a
Common GrackleIcteridae22025n/an/a
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae22025n/an/a
Yellow WarblerParulidae22025n/an/a
American White PelicanPelecanidae12023n/an/a

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