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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 24 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2024Span
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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
DickcisselCardinalidae522024-33%2002
Canada GooseAnatidae322017+83%2006
Mourning DoveColumbidae252024-39%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae212024-44%2002
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae192024-12%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae192024+50%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae182024-64%2002
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae172024-53%2002
American CrowCorvidae162024-42%2002
Great EgretArdeidae102002+900%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024-55%2002
American RobinTurdidae92024-10%2002
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae82024+17%2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82024-78%2017
Brown ThrasherMimidae72024-43%2002
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae62024-71%2002
House SparrowPasseridae62024+108%2003
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62023-21%2003
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52024+214%2003
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+117%2003
European StarlingSturnidae52024-63%2002
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52024+29%2002
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42024-19%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae42024-79%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42024+160%2002
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42008+300%2001
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42024+133%2012
Turkey VultureCathartidae42023+13%2012
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42024+600%2008
KilldeerCharadriidae32023-67%2002
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae32023-11%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024-57%2002
Barred OwlStrigidae32024+25%2008
Field SparrowPasserellidae32015n/an/a
MallardAnatidae22017-50%2004
Rock PigeonColumbidae22019-68%2003
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22024+0%2002
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae22007+100%2000
Chimney SwiftApodidae22024-60%2002
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22024+20%2002

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