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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 43 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 →
43Years 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
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
DickcisselCardinalidae852024+132%1972
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae592024+278%1976
House SparrowPasseridae502019-66%1972
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae472024+992%1974
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae402024-53%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae402024-73%1972
Turkey VultureCathartidae342024+132%1972
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae292024+27%1972
Horned LarkAlaudidae252024+63%1972
Canada GooseAnatidae25202213×2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232024+150%1972
Western KingbirdTyrannidae202024-52%1972
Lark SparrowPasserellidae172024-63%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae162024+76%1972
Lark BuntingPasserellidae121972n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024-3%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102024-54%1972
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae102024+46%2014
Painted BuntingCardinalidae92024+317%1985
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae82024-17%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae72024+18%1973
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72019+231%1973
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62024+233%1973
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+5%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62024+275%1977
Eastern TowheePasserellidae61998+150%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae61973n/an/a
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52024-50%1972
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52024-96%1972
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+55%1976
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae51984+500%1974
Bank SwallowHirundinidae52023-83%1992
American CrowCorvidae42024-45%1972
Song SparrowPasserellidae41974n/an/a
Blue-winged TealAnatidae41987+100%1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42022+25%1992
Wood DuckAnatidae42009n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024-21%1972
American RobinTurdidae32024-66%1972
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+0%1977

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