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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19

Dalton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
1968–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Dalton

Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dalton 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
DickcisselCardinalidae1502025+51%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae1362025-3%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae922025+377%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae712025+22%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae522025+244%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae522025+441%2000
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae462025-15%1970
European StarlingSturnidae362025-25%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae342025-44%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae34202545×1978
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae342021n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae332025+59%1970
House SparrowPasseridae332025-82%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32202514×1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae322025-19%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae232025+757%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae212025+82%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae182025-80%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae142025-8%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132025+400%1971
Lark SparrowPasserellidae132025+543%1972
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae122025-66%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122025-62%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae12202512×1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122025+633%1973
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae122025+900%1981
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112025-81%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+233%1970
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae72025+233%1994
KilldeerCharadriidae62025+39%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+143%1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+367%2008
House FinchFringillidae62025-23%2001
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62025+500%2011
Great Horned OwlStrigidae52025+60%1972
Blue JayCorvidae52025+115%1970
Painted BuntingCardinalidae52025+180%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+267%1978
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025+200%1976
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae52015+100%1998

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