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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 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Table

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Table 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1692024+52%1975
DickcisselCardinalidae882024+13%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae712024+222%1975
Common GrackleIcteridae472024+466%1975
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae472024+773%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae462024+5%1975
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae462024-53%1975
American RobinTurdidae34202414×1975
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae202017+88%2003
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae192024+740%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182024-27%1975
KilldeerCharadriidae162024+100%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142024+200%1978
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae132008n/an/a
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae102017+18%2006
European StarlingSturnidae92024+225%1975
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae92024+400%1976
Horned LarkAlaudidae82024+124%1975
Orchard OrioleIcteridae82024+133%1979
Western KingbirdTyrannidae62024+10%1975
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae62012+50%1981
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62017+300%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae62024+117%2005
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024+150%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024-31%1980
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52024+86%1979
American GoldfinchFringillidae52022+213%1995
Yellow WarblerParulidae42024+200%1981
Brown ThrasherMimidae42024+31%1976
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae42024+300%2005
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42015n/an/a
MallardAnatidae32024+75%1975
Song SparrowPasserellidae32024+75%2009
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+375%1978
Lark BuntingPasserellidae32008-92%1975
Northern HarrierAccipitridae31981+50%1975
Northern PintailAnatidae32016-8%1995
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32015+200%1980
Northern CardinalCardinalidae32024+40%2005
Bell's VireoVireonidae32022+60%2005

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