The 2025 Omaha Christmas Bird Count took place on December 14. Thirty volunteers made the survey possible, including several newcomers to the Omaha count. Together, the surveyors covered over 21 miles on foot and 283 miles in the car. The final tally for the day was 75 species and over 27,000 individual birds! Most abundant species: European Starling (11,764 individuals), Trumpeter Swan (7,579) and American Robin (2,751). Some of the more notable species found included an Orange-crowned Warbler, two Merlins, and a Spotted Towhee.
We thank Fontenelle Forest for their help organizing the CBC, especially Hannah Miller and Bob Wells! Thanks to all volunteers who contributed.
Find the full list of species spotted by the CBC below. Don't forget to join us in December 2026 for the next CBC!
Species: Count
Greater White-fronted Goose: 55
Snow Goose: 5
Cackling Goose: 83
Canada Goose: 7579
Trumpeter Swan: 374
Gadwall: 11
American Wigeon: 2
Mallard: 741
Green-winged Teal (American): 2
Ring-necked Duck: 3
Greater/Lesser Scaup: 2
Bufflehead: 7
Common Goldeneye: 326
Hooded Merganser: 137
Common Merganser: 316
duck sp.: 2
Ring-necked Pheasant: 2
Wild Turkey: 79
Northern Harrier: 4
Sharp-shinned Hawk: 4
Cooper's Hawk: 3
Accipiter sp.: 2
Bald Eagle: 33
Red-tailed Hawk: 72
Rough-legged Hawk: 1
American Coot: 6
Ring-billed Gull: 16
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon): 114
Mourning Dove: 32
Barred Owl: 5
Red-headed Woodpecker: 7
Red-bellied Woodpecker: 74
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker: 2
Downy Woodpecker: 66
Hairy Woodpecker: 11
Northern Flicker: 63
Northern Flicker (Yellow-shafted): 17
Pileated Woodpecker: 4
American Kestrel: 9
Merlin: 2
Blue Jay: 85
American Crow: 48
Horned Lark: 10
Black-capped Chickadee: 117
Tufted Titmouse: 6
Red-breasted Nuthatch: 15
White-breasted Nuthatch: 112
Brown Creeper: 10
Winter Wren: 1
Carolina Wren: 20
Golden-crowned Kinglet: 4
Eastern Bluebird: 105
Hermit Thrush: 1
American Robin: 2751
European Starling: 11764
Cedar Waxwing: 82
Snow Bunting: 20
Yellow-rumped Warbler: 3
American Tree Sparrow: 193
Dark-eyed Junco: 516
Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored): 25
Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon): 1
White-crowned Sparrow: 31
Harris's Sparrow: 29
White-throated Sparrow: 33
Song Sparrow: 7
Lincoln's Sparrow: 2
Spotted Towhee: 1
Northern Cardinal: 132
Red-winged Blackbird: 870
Western/Eastern Meadowlark: 19
House Finch: 59
Purple Finch: 1
Pine Siskin: 5
American Goldfinch: 54
House Sparrow: 225
sparrow sp.: 10
Orange-crowned Warbler: 1
Grand total: 27,641
