Platte River Ecosystem Resources and Management, with Emphasis on the Big Bend Reach in Nebraska
Tables
Table 6. Population estimates of the most numerous breeding bird species in the central Platte River valley, 1979-1980.
| Species |
Density (pairs/km2) Highest |
Mean |
Major Habitata |
Estimated population (prs. and HPD interval) |
% of total pop. |
| Grasshopper sparrow | 22.0 | 10.7 | 1 | 301000(239800-362000) | 9.65 |
| Western meadowlark | 18.5 | 10.2 | 1,2 | 287000(251300-323300) | 9.20 |
| House sparrow | 140.5 | 8.7 | 8 | 244000(58400-430200) | 7.82 |
| Common grackle | 1000.0 | 7.8 | 8 | 221000(157100-285300) | 7.08 |
| Red-winged blackbird | 243.2 | 6.7 | 9 | 191000(79100-302100) | 6.12 |
| Lark bunting | 12.0 | 5.3 | 7 | 149000(64400-234400) | 4.77 |
| Brown-headed cowbird | 57.0 | 5.1 | 4 | 145000(70000-219400) | 4.65 |
| Chimney swift | 84.2 | 4.9 | 8 | 138000(107800-167700) | 4.42 |
| European starling | 65.5 | 4.4 | 8 | 125000(33000-216900) | 4.00 |
| Horned lark | 7.2 | 4.3 | 1 | 123000(68500-177700) | 3.94 |
| Western kingbird | 69.5 | 3.9 | 4 | 111000(59600-161500) | 3.56 |
| Dickcissel | 19.2 | 3.8 | 6 | 109000(57300-160100) | 3.49 |
| Mourning dove | 44.5 | 3.2 | 3 | 92000(59600-125100) | 2.95 |
| Barn swallow | 9.2 | 2.5 | 5 | 72000(42600-102100) | 2.31 |
| Northern flicker | 39.0 | 2.5 | 4 | 71000(0-160300) | 2.27 |
| American robin | 33.2 | 2.4 | 3 | 70000(0-159700) | 2.24 |
| Eastern kingbird | 96.8 | 2.3 | 4 | 67000(36800-97600) | 2.15 |
| Upland sandpiper | 8.2 | 2.0 | 2 | 59000(28700-88700) | 1.89 |
| Red-headed woodpecker | 111.0 | 1.9 | 4 | 53000(9900-96800) | 1.70 |
| Bobolink | 7.7 | 1.8 | 2 | 53000(24400-81800) | 1.70 |
| Northern oriole | 74.5 | 1.2 | 4 | 34000(23800-45000) | 1.09 |
| House wren | 70.7 | 1.2 | 3 | 34000(26900-41800) | 1.09 |
| Brown thrasher | 9.5 | 1.1 | 3 | 32000(15100-49000) | 1.02 |
| Killdeer | 21.2 | 0.9 | 5 | 28000(13700-41700) | 0.88 |
| Orchard oriole | 32.0 | 0.7 | 4 | 21000(0-47600) | 0.67 |
| Common yellowthroat | 71.2 | 0.6 | 5 | 18000(10300-24700) | 0.56 |
| Lark sparrow | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1 | 17000(1900-31200) | 0.53 |
| Cliff swallow | 81.2 | 0.5 | 5 | 15000(2600-26800) | 0.47 |
| American goldfinch | 12.7 | 0.5 | 5 | 15000(0-32000) | 0.47 |
| Ring-necked pheasant | 2.0 | 0.5 | 2 | 14000(4100-24500) | 0.46 |
| Yellow warbler | 32.2 | 0.5 | 5 | 14000(5100-23200) | 0.46 |
| Blue jay | 9.2 | 0.4 | 3 | 11000(0-23300) | 0.36 |
| Common nighthawk | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1 | 11000(0-26200) | 0.36 |
| Northern bobwhite | 4.2 | 0.3 | 3 | 10000(0-19500) | 0.30 |
| Common crow | 6.2 | 0.3 | 4 | 9000(0-21800) | 0.27 |
aMajor habitats include: 1) upland native prairie, 2) wet meadow, 3) lowland forest, 4) shelterbelt, 5) river channel islands, 6) alfalfa, 7) wheat, 8) residential, 9) natural basin wetlands.
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