BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19
Dalton Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.
106Species Recorded
54Years Surveyed
1968–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Kansas Dalton
Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 218 | 2024 | +443% | 2000 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 118 | 2024 | +63% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 104 | 2024 | -20% | 1970 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 91 | 2024 | +361% | 1970 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 66 | 2024 | -24% | 1970 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 63 | 2024 | 45× | 1978 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 57 | 2024 | +16% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 37 | 2024 | -40% | 1970 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 34 | 2024 | +52% | 1970 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 34 | 2021 | n/a | n/a | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 32 | 2024 | +128% | 1970 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 31 | 2024 | -16% | 1970 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 30 | 2024 | -82% | 1970 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 28 | 2024 | 13× | 1972 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 27 | 2024 | +960% | 1981 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 24 | 2024 | -37% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 22 | 2024 | +643% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 20 | 2024 | -81% | 1970 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 20 | 2024 | +529% | 1972 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 18 | 2024 | +444% | 1971 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 18 | 2024 | 13× | 1970 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 15 | 2024 | +600% | 1973 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 13 | 2024 | -57% | 1970 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 12 | 2024 | +200% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | +550% | 1970 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 9 | 2024 | +185% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 8 | 2024 | +47% | 1971 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 8 | 2005 | +114% | 1994 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 8 | 2024 | +500% | 2011 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | -64% | 1970 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +167% | 1970 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 5 | 2024 | -20% | 1970 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2024 | +86% | 1972 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | -63% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -81% | 1970 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2024 | +233% | 2008 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 5 | 2015 | +100% | 1998 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2024 | +31% | 1970 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -87% | 1970 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | +240% | 1971 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.