BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19
Table Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.
97Species Recorded
30Years Surveyed
1973–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Nebraska Table
Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 169 | 2024 | +52% | 1975 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 88 | 2024 | +13% | 1975 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 71 | 2024 | +222% | 1975 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 47 | 2024 | +466% | 1975 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 47 | 2024 | +773% | 2003 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 46 | 2024 | +5% | 1975 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 46 | 2024 | -53% | 1975 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 34 | 2024 | 14× | 1975 | |
| Greater Prairie-Chicken | Phasianidae | 20 | 2017 | +88% | 2003 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 19 | 2024 | +740% | 1976 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 18 | 2024 | -27% | 1975 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 16 | 2024 | +100% | 1975 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 14 | 2024 | +200% | 1978 | |
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 13 | 2008 | n/a | n/a | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 10 | 2017 | +18% | 2006 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 9 | 2024 | +225% | 1975 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | +400% | 1976 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 8 | 2024 | +124% | 1975 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | +133% | 1979 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +10% | 1975 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2012 | +50% | 1981 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2017 | +300% | 1977 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 2024 | +117% | 2005 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +150% | 1975 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | -31% | 1980 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2024 | +86% | 1979 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2022 | +213% | 1995 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | +200% | 1981 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2024 | +31% | 1976 | |
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podicipedidae | 4 | 2024 | +300% | 2005 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 4 | 2015 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 3 | 2024 | +75% | 1975 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | +75% | 2009 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2024 | +375% | 1978 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 3 | 2008 | -92% | 1975 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 3 | 1981 | +50% | 1975 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 3 | 2016 | -8% | 1995 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2015 | +200% | 1980 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2024 | +40% | 2005 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2022 | +60% | 2005 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.