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BBS Route · Nebraska · BCR 19

Wheeler Co Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 30 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 →
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 →
1978–2025Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae3912025+62%1980
European StarlingSturnidae2082025+683%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae1002025+41%1980
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae972025-67%1980
BobolinkIcteridae662025+9%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae582025-39%1980
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae482025-36%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae352025-3%1980
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae342025-19%1980
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae31202512×1980
DickcisselCardinalidae282025+152%1990
Wilson's SnipeScolopacidae262025+544%1984
Yellow WarblerParulidae23202515×1981
American RobinTurdidae212025+50%1980
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae212025+32%2022
Common YellowthroatParulidae202025+33%1980
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae172025+248%1982
MallardAnatidae162025-16%1980
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae162025-60%1980
Orchard OrioleIcteridae162025+243%1980
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae162025-9%1980
American GoldfinchFringillidae162025+264%1983
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae152025+48%1980
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132025+273%1982
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae112025-34%1980
Rock PigeonColumbidae111992n/an/a
Lark BuntingPasserellidae92010+83%1990
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72025+6%1980
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025+600%1982
Chimney SwiftApodidae72025-9%1990
KilldeerCharadriidae62025-31%1980
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62025-54%1980
Canada GooseAnatidae62023+0%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62025+0%2005
Eared GrebePodicipedidae51999+400%1984
Song SparrowPasserellidae52025-61%2012
Blue-winged TealAnatidae42025-28%1980
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42025-58%1980
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025+0%1980
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae42024-79%1984

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