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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 22

Thurston Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 48 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Thurston

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

Species recorded on the Thurston 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
American RobinTurdidae692025+152%1971
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae562025-3%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae342025+149%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae282025-9%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae282025-22%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae272025-5%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202025+2%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae182025-14%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae162025-80%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae132025+20%1971
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae122025+125%1986
European StarlingSturnidae112025-29%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025-39%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae102025+200%1971
DickcisselCardinalidae102025-85%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae102025-43%1971
American CrowCorvidae92025-73%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae92025-33%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae92025+54%2022
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae82025-92%1971
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82025+31%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82025+367%1988
Yellow WarblerParulidae72025+217%1971
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62025-71%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62025-50%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62018+29%1977
House SparrowPasseridae52025-91%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42025-22%1971
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42025-49%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42012-94%1977
Warbling VireoVireonidae42025+88%1971
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025+200%1972
Wood DuckAnatidae42023+50%1996
House FinchFringillidae42023+20%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-57%1972
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32025-52%1971
American KestrelFalconidae32025-17%1987
Blue JayCorvidae32025-6%1971
OvenbirdParulidae32025+100%1987
American RedstartParulidae32025+200%2007

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