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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19

Ashland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2021Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Ashland

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ashland 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 SwallowHirundinidae2072021-62%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae1072021-47%1971
DickcisselCardinalidae972021+130%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae46202113×1985
Lark BuntingPasserellidae46198416×1982
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae352021-53%1971
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae352021-83%1971
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae342021+13%1971
European StarlingSturnidae312021+258%1972
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae212021+11%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae212021+36%1972
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae212021+0%1973
Lark SparrowPasserellidae202021-67%1971
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae192021+11%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192021+24%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae142021-46%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132021+108%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae122021+21%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae122021-32%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112021+150%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102021-63%1971
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae92021+39%1971
Western KingbirdTyrannidae82021-82%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82021-54%1971
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82021+175%1976
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72021-13%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72021-77%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72021+200%2012
Canada GooseAnatidae62014n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae52021+0%1971
House SparrowPasseridae52021-86%1971
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52021+100%1976
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae51992+400%1986
Turkey VultureCathartidae42021+10%1973
Chimney SwiftApodidae42021+60%1974
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae41976n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae32021-56%1971
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae32021-56%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32021+14%1971
American RobinTurdidae32017+50%1977

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