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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 22

Ellinor Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 57 survey years, still active.

91Species 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 →
57Years 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
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Bird Species Found on Kansas Ellinor

Top 40 of 91 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
DickcisselCardinalidae722025+19%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae442025-21%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342025+111%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae34202542×1985
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae322025-43%1969
American CrowCorvidae312025+120%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae302025+660%1970
European StarlingSturnidae292025-62%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192025-44%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae192017+0%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182025+271%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae16202511×1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae152025-37%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae152025-75%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152025+488%1975
Tufted TitmouseParidae142025+193%1969
American RobinTurdidae142025-3%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae132025-7%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122025+2%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102025+123%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae92025-23%1969
Blue JayCorvidae82025+144%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae82025-14%1971
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae82005n/an/a
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72025+25%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae72025-89%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+400%2001
Chimney SwiftApodidae62025-45%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae62025+167%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025+200%1987
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52025+0%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52025+67%1969
House SparrowPasseridae52025-96%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+240%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae52025+0%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52025+113%1973
Bell's VireoVireonidae52025+300%1986
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+83%1970
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42025-57%1969

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