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BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 18

Kiowa Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 47 survey years, no longer active.

105Species RecordedSpecies recordedDistinct species detected on standard-protocol BBS runs here across all years on record — a measure of survey breadth, not a complete checklist.Full methodology →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2018Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Colorado Kiowa

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kiowa route.
Recent countThe raw number of individuals recorded on this route in its most recent survey year. A single-route tally, not a trend.Full methodology →TrendPercent change in the route-weighted abundance index between a smoothed baseline window and the most recent one. It tracks direction, not absolute population.Full methodology →Baseline yearThe first year of the smoothed window the trend is measured from. An earlier baseline means a longer record stands behind the number.Full methodology →History
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1352018+92%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1112018-18%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae602018+387%1970
Ruddy DuckAnatidae432015n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae382018-38%1970
House SparrowPasseridae342018+530%1970
European StarlingSturnidae332018+17%1970
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae292018-5%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae232018-16%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae212018+46%1970
MallardAnatidae122018+500%1973
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae122018+460%2006
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae92000n/an/a
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae82018+100%1970
American RobinTurdidae82018-42%1970
Red CrossbillFringillidae82016-9%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae72018-50%1970
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae72018+280%1971
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72018+300%2000
Yellow WarblerParulidae62018-13%1970
RedheadAnatidae62003+167%2000
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae62001n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae52017-25%1970
Eared GrebePodicipedidae51999+0%1980
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42018+43%1971
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42018-12%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42018+317%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42018-20%1971
Northern PintailAnatidae42016+200%1987
Mountain ChickadeeParidae41988+300%1983
Western BluebirdTurdidae42015+75%2008
Great Horned OwlStrigidae32018-13%1970
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32018-36%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae32018+43%1971
Lark BuntingPasserellidae32017-91%1970
American CrowCorvidae32018+267%1995
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae31971n/an/a
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae32016+60%1980
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32018-47%1975
Northern ShovelerAnatidae32018+40%1999

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.