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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Sutherland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 38 species recorded across 2 survey years, still active.

38Species 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 →
2Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2023–2024Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Sutherland

Top 38 of 38 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae962024+13%2023
Mourning DoveColumbidae942024+3%2023
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae662024+3%2023
European StarlingSturnidae362024+800%2023
Horned LarkAlaudidae262024+333%2023
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172024+42%2023
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae122024+33%2023
DickcisselCardinalidae122024+200%2023
Lark BuntingPasserellidae102024n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92024-50%2023
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae82024+300%2023
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024+167%2023
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82024-73%2023
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82024+60%2023
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72024+75%2023
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024n/an/a
Wood DuckAnatidae42023n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42024n/an/a
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae42024n/an/a
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae42024n/an/a
American GoldfinchFringillidae32024+0%2023
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32024-67%2023
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae22024+100%2023
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22024+100%2023
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22023n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22024-67%2023
American CrowCorvidae22023n/an/a
Orchard OrioleIcteridae22024-50%2023
American White PelicanPelecanidae12023n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae12023n/an/a
Burrowing OwlStrigidae12024-75%2023
Western KingbirdTyrannidae12024-75%2023
House FinchFringillidae12023n/an/a
Song SparrowPasserellidae12023n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae12024n/an/a
Common YellowthroatParulidae12024n/an/a
Brown ThrasherMimidae12024n/an/a

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.