BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19
Gray Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.
99Species Recorded
45Years Surveyed
1967–2019Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Kansas Gray
Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 179 | 2019 | +154% | 1969 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 169 | 2019 | +17% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 106 | 2019 | -29% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 85 | 2019 | +12% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 77 | 2019 | -51% | 1969 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 65 | 2019 | +6% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 64 | 2019 | +74% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 50 | 2019 | -18% | 1969 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 28 | 2019 | +253% | 2005 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 27 | 2019 | +35% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 25 | 2019 | -19% | 1969 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 23 | 2019 | +31% | 1969 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 22 | 2019 | +90% | 1969 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 20 | 2019 | +65% | 1969 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 18 | 2019 | +246% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 18 | 2019 | +144% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 17 | 2019 | +221% | 1969 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 2019 | +236% | 1969 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 14 | 2019 | -83% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 12 | 2019 | +346% | 1969 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 11 | 2019 | -33% | 1969 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2019 | -6% | 1969 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 8 | 2019 | +150% | 1969 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 7 | 2019 | +50% | 1969 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 6 | 2019 | +15% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 6 | 2019 | +100% | 1987 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2019 | +467% | 1979 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2018 | +50% | 1990 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2019 | -44% | 1969 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2018 | -25% | 1973 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2011 | -87% | 1970 | |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 5 | 1997 | +150% | 1969 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2019 | +433% | 1977 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 4 | 2019 | +86% | 1970 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 4 | 2019 | +288% | 1978 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 4 | 2019 | +360% | 1992 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2019 | -74% | 1969 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2019 | -91% | 1969 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 3 | 2014 | -97% | 1969 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2019 | +63% | 1976 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.