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Platte River Ecosystem Resources and Management, with Emphasis on the Big Bend Reach in Nebraska


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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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