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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19

Coats Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 44 survey years, still active.

112Species 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Coats

Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Coats 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 SwallowHirundinidae1462025-9%1972
DickcisselCardinalidae1062025+149%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae842025+16%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae662025-70%1972
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae592024+278%1976
House SparrowPasseridae502019-66%1972
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae392025+883%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae292025+124%1972
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae282025-52%1972
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae262025+26%1972
Canada GooseAnatidae25202213×2002
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae242025+71%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae212025-8%1972
Horned LarkAlaudidae202025+57%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172025-69%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae132025+171%1972
Lark BuntingPasserellidae121972n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae102025-62%1972
American CrowCorvidae92025-53%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae82025-69%1972
Painted BuntingCardinalidae82025+300%1985
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72025+325%1977
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+36%1976
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72019+231%1973
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025-8%1975
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+5%1972
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae62025-98%1972
Eastern TowheePasserellidae61998+150%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae61973n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae52025-44%1972
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae51984+500%1974
Bank SwallowHirundinidae52023-83%1992
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42025-36%1972
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+50%1977
Song SparrowPasserellidae41974n/an/a
Blue-winged TealAnatidae41987+100%1975
Wood DuckAnatidae42009n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32025+267%1973
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32025-50%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae32025-23%1973

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.