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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19

Gove Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2022Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Gove

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gove 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae1112022+92%1973
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae942022+153%1973
Horned LarkAlaudidae672022+353%1974
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae362022+3%1974
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae232022+261%1975
Northern CardinalCardinalidae221970n/an/a
Orchard OrioleIcteridae202022+700%1975
Rock PigeonColumbidae202013+475%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172022+30%1973
Lark BuntingPasserellidae162017+102%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152022-46%1973
House SparrowPasseridae152022-81%1973
Common GrackleIcteridae132022-36%1974
Western KingbirdTyrannidae132022-35%1974
DickcisselCardinalidae122022+318%1974
American RobinTurdidae122022-57%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112022-15%1973
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102022+79%1973
Turkey VultureCathartidae92022+200%1990
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae82002n/an/a
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72022+40%1977
Burrowing OwlStrigidae71998+125%1974
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae72013+11%1997
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae72012+600%1998
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62022-73%1976
Tufted TitmouseParidae61970n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52017+375%1974
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42022+0%1973
Blue JayCorvidae42022+33%1973
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42022+86%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42022-23%1975
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42022+20%1980
Lesser Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae42011n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae32015+31%1977
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae32002+83%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae32017+17%1991
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32011+433%1988
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae32022-85%1989
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae31997+33%1987
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22022+167%1977

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