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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19

Goessel Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

83Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Kansas Goessel

Top 40 of 83 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Goessel 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
DickcisselCardinalidae1002025-37%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae412025-46%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372025+57%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae292025-77%2002
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae272025-43%2002
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae262025-9%2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae152025-68%2017
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae142025+44%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae122025-54%2002
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae112025-65%2002
Blue JayCorvidae112025-80%2002
American CrowCorvidae112025-43%2002
Great EgretArdeidae102002+900%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102025+24%2002
American RobinTurdidae102025-25%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025-47%2002
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae92025+525%2008
House SparrowPasseridae82025+142%2003
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+200%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025-71%2002
Brown ThrasherMimidae72025-46%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae52025-79%2002
Canada GooseAnatidae42025+63%2006
KilldeerCharadriidae42025-57%2002
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42025+11%2002
European StarlingSturnidae42025-63%2002
House FinchFringillidae42025-53%2006
Tufted TitmouseParidae42025-13%2002
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42008+300%2001
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42025-46%2003
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42024+133%2012
Turkey VultureCathartidae42023+13%2012
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+300%2018
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32025-30%2004
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+117%2003
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32025+100%2002
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae32025-59%2002
Barred OwlStrigidae32024+25%2008
Field SparrowPasserellidae32015n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae22019-68%2003

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