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Wheeler Co Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Nebraska Wheeler Co

Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wheeler Co 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 BlackbirdIcteridae3272024+58%1980
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae962024-67%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae922024+8%1980
European StarlingSturnidae812024+508%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae702024-39%1980
DickcisselCardinalidae672024+185%1990
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae592024+232%1982
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae572024-37%1980
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae422024+50%1984
American RobinTurdidae382024+66%1980
BobolinkIcteridae312024-8%1980
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae272024+3%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae262024-11%1980
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae232024-27%1980
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae222024-33%1980
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae192023-64%1980
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae19202413×1980
Yellow WarblerParulidae19202415×1981
Common YellowthroatParulidae192024+41%1980
Blue-winged TealAnatidae182024-31%1980
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae182024+700%1984
Orchard OrioleIcteridae172024+221%1980
MallardAnatidae132024-32%1980
KilldeerCharadriidae132024-19%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132024+327%1982
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae132024+27%2021
American GoldfinchFringillidae122024+182%1983
Rock PigeonColumbidae111992n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae92024+6%1981
Warbling VireoVireonidae92024+136%1981
House SparrowPasseridae92024+0%1982
Lark BuntingPasserellidae92010+83%1990
American BitternArdeidae82024+180%1982
Field SparrowPasserellidae82024+775%1982
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae72024-5%1980
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72024-64%1980
Brown ThrasherMimidae62024-13%1980
Canada GooseAnatidae62023+0%1998
Song SparrowPasserellidae62024-56%2012
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52024-28%1980

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