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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19

Chapman Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 15 survey years, no longer active.

75Species 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–1981Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Chapman

Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Chapman 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
DickcisselCardinalidae1461981-46%1969
House SparrowPasseridae1321981-47%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1091981-47%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae1001981-13%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae501981+21%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae461981-33%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae451981-44%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae351981-6%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae341981+98%1969
European StarlingSturnidae331981+12%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae261981+9%1969
American CrowCorvidae221981-20%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae221981-30%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae211981+28%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae181981-53%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae181981-26%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae171981-72%1969
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae171981n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae161981-44%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae141981-33%1969
American RobinTurdidae141981-24%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae131981+72%1969
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae91981-13%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae91981-59%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae91981-7%1970
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae81981+180%1970
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae61981+91%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae61981-63%1969
Blue JayCorvidae61981+33%1969
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae41981-80%1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae31981+89%1971
Warbling VireoVireonidae31981-25%1969
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae31981+14%1969
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae31981+0%1973
Tufted TitmouseParidae31981+50%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae31981+50%1974
Field SparrowPasserellidae31981+100%1979
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae31981n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae21981-6%1969
American KestrelFalconidae21980-56%1970

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