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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 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
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.

Species recorded on the Ash Valley 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
DickcisselCardinalidae2302019-30%2003
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1872019+29%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae1542019+73%2003
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1462019-13%2003
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae562019+35%2003
Horned LarkAlaudidae442019+129%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae392019+19%2003
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae372019+15%2003
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32201914×2008
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae292019-43%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae272019-1%2003
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae212019-56%2003
American RobinTurdidae192019+39%2003
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae162019+980%2004
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae132019-33%2003
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102019-36%2003
Western KingbirdTyrannidae102019-11%2003
Common GrackleIcteridae102019-84%2003
House SparrowPasseridae102019+4%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae82019+258%2003
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae82019-78%2003
Field SparrowPasserellidae82019+27%2004
Northern CardinalCardinalidae82019+8%2003
Wood DuckAnatidae62007+133%2004
European StarlingSturnidae62019-72%2003
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62019+12%2003
Brown ThrasherMimidae62019-46%2003
Gray CatbirdMimidae52019+200%2006
Canada GooseAnatidae42019+86%2004
Blue JayCorvidae42019-31%2003
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42019-53%2003
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42019+120%2004
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae42019+100%2013
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32018+75%2003
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32019-35%2003
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae32003-50%2000
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae32014+13%2009
Lark BuntingPasserellidae32019+88%2004
Burrowing OwlStrigidae32014+200%2005
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22019+25%2003

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