Seasonal Presence and Relative Frequency of Selected Species
This list summarizes the seasonal presence of selected bird species in Nebraska, indicating whether each species occurs year-round, during the breeding season, or during the non-breeding season (winter and migration). Within each seasonal category, species are numbered and ordered from least to most frequently observed in the United States based on eBird frequency data. This ordering reflects how commonly a species has been observed by U.S. birders over time and is used here as a relative priority indicator, not as a measure of local abundance or the likelihood of encountering a species at a specific site or season within Nebraska.
Greater Prairie-Chicken
Sharp-tailed Grouse
Mountain Bluebird
Northern Bobwhite
Trumpeter Swan
Pygmy Nuthatch
Black-billed Magpie
Mountain Plover
Thick-billed Longspur
Chestnut-collared Longspur
Cassin’s Sparrow
Henslow’s Sparrow
Chuck-will’s-widow
Lark Bunting
Upland Sandpiper
Plumbeous Vireo
Piping Plover
American Woodcock
Clark’s Grebe
Sedge Wren
Brewer’s Sparrow
Bell’s Vireo
White-throated Swift
Mississippi Kite
Long-billed Curlew
Swainson’s Hawk
Louisiana Waterthrush
Lazuli Bunting
Least Tern
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher
Bobolink
Dickcissel
Cassin’s Kingbird
Eared Grebe
Bullock’s Oriole
Willow Flycatcher
Western Flycatcher
Least Flycatcher
Western Grebe
Cinnamon Teal
Veery
Western Tanager
Orchard Oriole
Summer Tanager
Scarlet Tanager
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Baltimore Oriole
Indigo Bunting
Smith’s Longspur
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Hudsonian Godwit
Snowy Owl
Ross’s Goose
Northern Shrike
Snow Bunting
Harris’s Sparrow
Rough-legged Hawk
Redpoll
Cackling Goose
Snow Goose
American Tree Sparrow
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