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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 22

Galesburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 49 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 →
49Years 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
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Galesburg

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Galesburg 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
DickcisselCardinalidae812024-22%1970
European StarlingSturnidae662024+89%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae572024-55%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae552024+59%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae50202450×2015
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae312024+114%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae302024+525%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae272024-38%1970
American CrowCorvidae272024+22%1970
Little Blue HeronArdeidae212006+950%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae202024-12%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202024-59%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae182024+317%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152024-60%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142024+226%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132024-43%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122024+667%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112024+150%1971
House SparrowPasseridae92024-83%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae92015-12%2003
Blue JayCorvidae82024+214%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae72009-80%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72024+143%1974
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae72023+300%2016
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72024+200%2004
Common GrackleIcteridae62022-85%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62024+260%1975
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024+55%2006
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62009n/an/a
American GoldfinchFringillidae52024+240%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-61%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae42024+0%1972
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42024+380%1977
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae41978n/an/a
Blue-winged TealAnatidae42014n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae32024-10%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024-11%1971
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32024+44%1970
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+24%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32023-58%1970

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