BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19
Ash Valley Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.
82Species Recorded
16Years Surveyed
2000–2019Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Kansas Ash Valley
Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 230 | 2019 | -30% | 2003 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 187 | 2019 | +29% | 2003 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 154 | 2019 | +73% | 2003 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 146 | 2019 | -13% | 2003 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 56 | 2019 | +35% | 2003 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 44 | 2019 | +129% | 2003 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 39 | 2019 | +19% | 2003 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 37 | 2019 | +15% | 2003 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 32 | 2019 | 14× | 2008 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 29 | 2019 | -43% | 2003 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 27 | 2019 | -1% | 2003 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 21 | 2019 | -56% | 2003 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 19 | 2019 | +39% | 2003 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 16 | 2019 | +980% | 2004 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 13 | 2019 | -33% | 2003 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2019 | -36% | 2003 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2019 | -11% | 2003 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 10 | 2019 | -84% | 2003 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 10 | 2019 | +4% | 2003 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 8 | 2019 | +258% | 2003 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2019 | -78% | 2003 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2019 | +27% | 2004 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2019 | +8% | 2003 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 6 | 2007 | +133% | 2004 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 6 | 2019 | -72% | 2003 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2019 | +12% | 2003 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 6 | 2019 | -46% | 2003 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 5 | 2019 | +200% | 2006 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 4 | 2019 | +86% | 2004 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2019 | -31% | 2003 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2019 | -53% | 2003 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2019 | +120% | 2004 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 4 | 2019 | +100% | 2013 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 3 | 2018 | +75% | 2003 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2019 | -35% | 2003 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 3 | 2003 | -50% | 2000 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2014 | +13% | 2009 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 3 | 2019 | +88% | 2004 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 2014 | +200% | 2005 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2019 | +25% | 2003 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.