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BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 18

Kiowa 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 63 species recorded across 5 survey years, still active.

63Species 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 →
5Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2019–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Colorado Kiowa 2

Top 40 of 63 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kiowa 2 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae952024-35%2021
Mourning DoveColumbidae872024+77%2021
American White PelicanPelecanidae492024n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae442024+46%2021
Turkey VultureCathartidae30202415×2021
Western KingbirdTyrannidae252024+41%2021
European StarlingSturnidae182024+50%2021
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae182024-58%2021
Lark BuntingPasserellidae172024+332%2021
Lark SparrowPasserellidae152024-20%2021
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae132024+150%2022
American RobinTurdidae122024+64%2021
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112024-44%2021
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae102023+38%2021
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae92024+30%2021
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024+11%2021
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72024-27%2021
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae72024+450%2022
Western BluebirdTurdidae52024-30%2021
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42024+14%2021
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42024+0%2021
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024+250%2022
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42023+300%2019
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae42023-38%2021
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42022+300%2019
Yellow WarblerParulidae42023+75%2021
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42024+100%2021
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024-46%2021
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae32024+133%2022
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32022+200%2019
American KestrelFalconidae32024-40%2022
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22024-54%2021
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22023+20%2021
American CrowCorvidae22024-63%2021
House FinchFringillidae22024-11%2021
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae22024+67%2021
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae22024-27%2021
Canada GooseAnatidae22021n/an/a
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae22024-20%2022
Common GrackleIcteridae22024-86%2021

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