BirdAnalyst
BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 22

Ellinor Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
1967–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Ellinor

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ellinor 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
Bank SwallowHirundinidae1002018+750%2016
DickcisselCardinalidae692024+25%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae492024-29%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae352024+9%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae332024-39%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae242024+98%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192024-48%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae192017+0%2000
American CrowCorvidae182024+97%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae172024+200%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae142024-79%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142024+488%1975
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132024+271%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae13202442×1985
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae132024+460%2008
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122024+725%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae112024-49%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae112024+33%1969
American RobinTurdidae102024-19%1969
Blue JayCorvidae82024+133%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82024+220%1971
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae82005n/an/a
Purple MartinHirundinidae72024-20%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024+200%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62024+0%1970
House SparrowPasseridae62024-96%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024+85%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52024-26%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae52024+178%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52023+40%1978
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52024-31%1971
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024+200%1987
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52024+267%2001
KilldeerCharadriidae42024-46%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+50%1970
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42024-25%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae42024-80%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32023+125%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae32024+88%1973
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae22024-60%1969

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