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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Table Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Table

Top 40 of 98 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1812025+35%1975
Common GrackleIcteridae742025+514%1975
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae712025-54%1975
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae502025+918%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae482025+1%1975
American RobinTurdidae43202514×1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae402025+226%1975
DickcisselCardinalidae262025+11%1975
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae232025-50%1975
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182025-42%1975
KilldeerCharadriidae162025+108%1975
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae162025+190%1975
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae132008n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae122025+0%1975
European StarlingSturnidae122025+500%1975
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae112025+13%1975
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae102017+18%2006
MallardAnatidae82025+58%1975
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82025+190%1978
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82025+100%2010
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62025+63%1975
Blue-winged TealAnatidae62025-18%1995
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62017+300%1977
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52025+580%1976
Western KingbirdTyrannidae52025+0%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+83%2003
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+225%1978
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+300%2005
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42025+233%1976
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025-30%2004
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae42024+300%2005
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42015n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae32025-65%1975
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32025+100%1979
Lark BuntingPasserellidae32008-92%1975
Yellow WarblerParulidae32025+200%1981
Northern HarrierAccipitridae31981+50%1975
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32025+71%1979
Northern PintailAnatidae32016-8%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae32025+150%2005

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