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BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 18

Kiowa 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 66 species recorded across 6 survey years, still active.

66Species 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2019–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Colorado Kiowa 2

Top 40 of 66 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae952025+76%2022
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae672025-44%2022
American White PelicanPelecanidae492024n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae312025+19%2022
Lark BuntingPasserellidae302025+52%2021
European StarlingSturnidae222025+153%2022
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae202025+33%2022
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae172025n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae142025-37%2022
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae132024+150%2022
Western KingbirdTyrannidae102025-14%2022
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae102023+38%2021
American RobinTurdidae82025+35%2022
Western BluebirdTurdidae82025+15%2022
Tree SwallowHirundinidae72025+0%2022
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62025-30%2022
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae62025+60%2022
KilldeerCharadriidae52025+50%2021
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025+50%2022
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52025-10%2022
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025-14%2022
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-58%2022
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42025-10%2022
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024+250%2022
Common GrackleIcteridae42025-63%2022
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025+300%2023
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32025+29%2022
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32025-13%2022
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22025-20%2021
American CrowCorvidae22025-62%2022
House FinchFringillidae22024-11%2021
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae22025-25%2021
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22025-58%2022
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22025+200%2021
Yellow WarblerParulidae22025+50%2021
House SparrowPasseridae22025+0%2022
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae22025-35%2022
Canada GooseAnatidae22025+0%2021
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae22025-20%2022
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae22024-33%2023

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.