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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Swan Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2023Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Swan Lake

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Swan Lake 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1982023-38%1978
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1012023+577%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae932023-9%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae572023+126%1978
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae432023-7%1978
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae362023+149%1978
DickcisselCardinalidae252023+744%1983
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae23202116×1994
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae212023-11%1978
Common GrackleIcteridae162023+194%1978
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae122023+32%1978
European StarlingSturnidae122023+47%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112023+39%1978
American RobinTurdidae112023+580%1978
BobolinkIcteridae112023+520%1999
American CootRallidae102019+63%1984
American White PelicanPelecanidae102015-22%1992
Field SparrowPasserellidae92023+9%1978
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae92023+817%1986
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae9202314×1995
Black TernLaridae72022+400%1984
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72023+11%1978
American CrowCorvidae72023+110%1979
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72023+475%1979
Yellow WarblerParulidae72023+225%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62023+150%1989
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62023+57%2010
KilldeerCharadriidae52023+118%1978
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52023+100%1978
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52023-71%1978
Warbling VireoVireonidae42023+133%1987
MallardAnatidae42023+36%1979
Ruddy DuckAnatidae42019-64%2000
American GoldfinchFringillidae32023+280%1989
GadwallAnatidae32021-29%1986
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32014+200%1983
SoraRallidae3202113×2008
Turkey VultureCathartidae32022+0%2013
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae32021n/an/a
Lesser ScaupAnatidae22006+100%1969

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