BirdAnalyst
Species · Kansas · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Summer Tanager Population Trend in Kansas

All statesGeneralists

Summer Tanager in Kansas has surged: up 16× on the route-weighted index since 1969.

16×Since 1969
33Routes In State
52Years

Notable Summer Tanager Trends in Kansas

long arc increasecomputed index

Summer Tanager has surged in Kansas: up 16× on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Summer Tanager Population Forecast in Kansas

If the recent trend holds, Summer Tanager in Kansas is projected to fall about 31% by 2029 — from 1.6 in 2024 to a central estimate of 1.1 (95% range 0.56–1.6). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±50.9%, with 0% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

-31%Change by 2029
1.1Projected 2029 index
0.56–1.695% range
±50.9%Backtest error
19672029
Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.
YearProjected index95% low95% high
20251.00.471.5
20261.00.491.6
20271.00.511.6
20281.10.541.6
20291.10.561.6

Summer Tanager Survey Routes in Kansas

Routes recording Summer Tanager in Kansas.
Trading Post1020242000
Wreford820241969
Grantville620221967
Bucyrus620242022
Dover420221967
Seneca420222017
Le Loup420212000
Olsburg420242001
Olathe320211968
Reece320242000
Melrose220232012
Barclay220241981
Ellinor220241981
Rock Creek220211968
Pittsburg220182015
Morehead220242006
Lincolnville220242006
Longton220162000
Galesburg120232011
Humboldt120221970
Lapland120212021
Jewell 2120242012
Wellington120241990
Dalton120232011
Coldwater119751975

Summer Tanager Population Trend in Other States

alabamaarizonaarkansascaliforniadelawarefloridageorgiaillinoisindianaiowakentuckylouisianamarylandmississippimissourinebraskanevadanew-jerseynew-mexiconorth-carolinaohiooklahomapennsylvaniasouth-carolinatennesseetexasutahvirginiawest-virginiawisconsin

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.