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Birding Guide
Birding Guide for Nebraska
Prairies, rivers, sandhills, and migratory birds
Birding highlights, common sightings, and the best places to look for birds in Nebraska. Use the highlight list to start quickly, then work through the full guide for a broader local view.
Sightings
161
Species
83
Active Months
12
Category Overview
Birds across Nebraska
This guide focuses on birdlife within Nebraska's wider region guide, helping families explore common sightings, shoreline birds, forest species, and the places where birding is easier to begin.
Latest Sightings
Recent bird sightings in Nebraska
A recent look at bird sightings across Nebraska.
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Sightings Map
See where bird sightings cluster
Start wide, then zoom in to see where bird sightings cluster across Nebraska.
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Top Highlights
Top 5 birds to see in Nebraska
These birds are snapped the most across this region.
American Robin
11 snaps
House Sparrow
9 snaps
Rock Pigeon
7 snaps
Northern Flicker
6 snaps
Red-winged Blackbird
6 snaps
Places to Start
Best places for birding in Nebraska
These place guides connect well with the birds covered in this region.
Park30 sightings12 species
Nebraska, US
Chalco Hills Recreation Area
You might spot Common Eastern Bumble Bee, Huron Skipper, and Monarch.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Nebraska, US
Fort Omaha
You might spot Monarch and Brown-Belted Bumble Bee.
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Aquarium30 sightings22 species
Nebraska, US
Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium
You might spot African Lion, Giraffes, and Tiger.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Nebraska, US
Box Butte County Courthouse
You might spot Rock Pigeon, Alfalfa, and House Sparrow.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Nebraska, US
Dundee-Happy Hollow Historic District
You might spot Monarch, American Robin, and Black Swallowtail.
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Park30 sightings12 species
Nebraska, US
Dundy County Courthouse
You might spot Purple Martin, Prairie Rattlesnake, and Lesser Scaup.
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Full Guide
Full Nebraska birds list
The complete ranked list for this guide, ordered by sightings count.
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American Robin
House Sparrow
Rock Pigeon
Northern Flicker
Red-winged Blackbird
Downy Woodpecker
American Goldfinch
Barn Swallow
Blue Jay
Canada Goose
Great Blue Heron
House Finch
Lark Sparrow
Red-headed Woodpecker
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Vulture
Western Kingbird
American White Pelican
Baltimore Oriole
Cliff Swallow
Common Grackle
Cooper's Hawk
Duck
Great Horned Owl
Least Sandpiper
Mourning Dove
Orchard Oriole
Purple Martin
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Spotted Sandpiper
Swainson's Thrush
White-breasted Nuthatch
Wood Duck
American Crow
American Kestrel
American Redstart
Barred Owl
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Black-capped Chickadee
Black-headed Grosbeak
Blue-winged Teal
Bobolink
Broad-winged Hawk
Brown-headed Cowbird
Chestnut-sided Warbler
Cinnamon Teal
Common Nighthawk
Dark-eyed Junco
Eastern Kingbird
Eastern Phoebe
Goose
Gray Catbird
Great-tailed Grackle
Indigo Bunting
Killdeer
Loggerhead Shrike
Long-billed Dowitcher
Narragansett Turkey
Northern Cardinal
Northern House Wren
Northern Shoveler
Northern Yellow Warbler
Orange-crowned Warbler
Painted Bunting
Pectoral Sandpiper
Pied-billed Grebe
Pine Siskin
Red-breasted Merganser
Red-breasted Nuthatch
Red-tailed Hawk
Ring-billed Gull
Rock Wren
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Snow Goose
Stilt Sandpiper
Tennessee Warbler
Trumpeter Swan
Tufted Titmouse
Turkey
Warbling Vireo
Western Meadowlark
White-faced Ibis
White-winged Dove
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