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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19

Covert Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
56Years 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
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Covert

Top 40 of 102 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
DickcisselCardinalidae3042025+569%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae2732025+106%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae2632025+126%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae1972025+248%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1882025+129%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae1332025+107%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae932025+357%1969
Blue JayCorvidae932025+344%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae732025+111%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae632025+264%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae382025+274%1969
American RobinTurdidae352025+439%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae342025+251%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae342025+314%1999
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae272025+324%1971
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae252025+492%1970
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae242025+20%2015
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae222025+400%1969
American CrowCorvidae212025+282%1969
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae212003+87%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192025+2%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182025+491%1969
House SparrowPasseridae182025-54%1969
Northern PintailAnatidae181998n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae172025+11%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae172025+152%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152025+683%1978
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae132013-91%1997
Lark SparrowPasserellidae122025+525%1971
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112025+71%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae102025+343%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae82025+462%1974
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82025+420%1988
Chimney SwiftApodidae72022+50%1969
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+143%1989
European StarlingSturnidae62025+100%1969
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae62014n/an/a
Warbling VireoVireonidae52025+240%1974
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52025+675%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae42025+21%1969

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