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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 39 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
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 MeadowlarkIcteridae2562025-27%1978
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1362025+541%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae1162025+7%1978
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae632025+7%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae482025+104%1978
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae292025+140%1978
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae242025+0%1978
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae23202116×1994
Common GrackleIcteridae212025+139%1978
DickcisselCardinalidae192025+667%1983
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae182025+17%1978
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132025+300%1989
Canada GooseAnatidae132025-70%1993
KilldeerCharadriidae122025+65%1978
Lark SparrowPasserellidae112025-65%1978
American RobinTurdidae112025+540%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102025+15%1978
American White PelicanPelecanidae102015-22%1992
Black TernLaridae82025+520%1984
Western KingbirdTyrannidae82025-15%1979
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae72025+24%1978
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae72025+27%1983
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae72025+400%1986
Yellow WarblerParulidae72025+188%1994
American CrowCorvidae62025+80%1979
European StarlingSturnidae62025+47%1978
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62025+500%1979
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+100%2010
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025+260%1989
MallardAnatidae52025-25%1979
BobolinkIcteridae52025+380%1999
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae52025+567%1995
Blue-winged TealAnatidae42025+217%1978
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42025+83%1978
Warbling VireoVireonidae42023+133%1987
American CootRallidae42025+88%1984
Ruddy DuckAnatidae42019-64%2000
Horned LarkAlaudidae32025-94%1978
Field SparrowPasserellidae32025-13%1978
Common YellowthroatParulidae32025+50%1992

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