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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 22

Barclay Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 57 survey years, still active.

113Species 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 →
57Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Barclay

Top 40 of 113 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Barclay 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
DickcisselCardinalidae1452024+73%1969
American CrowCorvidae572024+397%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae492024+22%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae372024-47%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae352024-41%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae312024+131%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae28202416×1973
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae212024-70%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae182024+19%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152024+153%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152024-72%1969
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae132024-15%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae132024+0%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112024+170%1970
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+89%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae82024-4%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae82024+73%1970
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82024+450%1998
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72024+77%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae72024+11%1989
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62024-40%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62024-62%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62024-60%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62024-62%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62024+267%2000
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae61998n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52024-17%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52024+89%1970
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52024+325%1973
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae52021-7%1987
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024+33%1969
Blue JayCorvidae42024-5%1969
European StarlingSturnidae42024-81%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42024-29%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae42024-83%1969
American RobinTurdidae42024-70%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+82%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42024n/an/a
Common YellowthroatParulidae32024-13%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32024+167%1984

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