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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 50 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 →
50Years 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
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
DickcisselCardinalidae1112025-23%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae722025+56%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae692025-12%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae562025-52%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae50202450×2015
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae472025-34%1970
American CrowCorvidae462025+39%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae412025+141%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae302025+558%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae252025+22%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae232025-54%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae222025+211%1970
Little Blue HeronArdeidae212006+950%1993
Blue JayCorvidae182025+207%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae172025+533%1989
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae162025-66%1970
House SparrowPasseridae152025-80%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae152025+280%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122025+360%1977
Tufted TitmouseParidae102025+81%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae92025+20%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae92015-12%2003
Rock PigeonColumbidae72025+57%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae72009-80%1970
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+20%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72025+200%1974
Brown ThrasherMimidae72025-44%1970
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae72023+300%2016
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+171%2004
Common GrackleIcteridae62022-85%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024+55%2006
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62009n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52025+140%1974
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42025+0%1970
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42025-67%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+60%1973
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-61%1971
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae41978n/an/a
Blue-winged TealAnatidae42014n/an/a
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32025+0%1970

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