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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19

Covert Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
55Years 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
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Covert

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Covert 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae2672024+100%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae2562024+129%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1672024+100%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae1662024+270%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae1532024+526%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae1262024+380%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae972024+47%1969
Blue JayCorvidae782024+312%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae672024+242%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae642024+23%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae472024+300%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae472024+685%1974
House SparrowPasseridae442024-54%1969
American CrowCorvidae402024+422%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae382024+135%1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae372024+513%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae372024+268%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae342024+71%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322024+746%1969
European StarlingSturnidae292024+154%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae292024+218%1971
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae282024+542%1970
American RobinTurdidae272024+444%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae222024+113%1969
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae212003+87%1972
Northern PintailAnatidae181998n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae172024-6%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae172024+257%1999
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae152024+775%1971
Western KingbirdTyrannidae142024-21%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132024+600%1978
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae132013-91%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae122024+84%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122024+29%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae112024+69%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92024+357%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae92024+300%1974
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92024+613%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92024+667%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82024+600%1974

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