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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19

Hanover Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2023Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Hanover

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hanover 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae150202331×2012
DickcisselCardinalidae972023+14%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae612023-43%1971
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae462023+11%1971
American RobinTurdidae452023+37%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae422023-66%1971
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae422023-28%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322023+90%1971
American CrowCorvidae282023+373%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae272023+5%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae192023-77%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae192023-24%1971
Lark SparrowPasserellidae18202314×1980
Brown ThrasherMimidae162023-46%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae142023+37%1971
House SparrowPasseridae132023-96%1971
Warbling VireoVireonidae112023+71%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112023-44%1971
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae92023-5%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92023+650%1971
European StarlingSturnidae92023+50%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae92021+50%1974
Blue JayCorvidae82023+54%1971
Orchard OrioleIcteridae82023-63%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82023+150%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae82023+250%1981
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae72023-70%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72023-55%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72023+20%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72023+500%1981
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62023+75%1972
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae62023+23%1972
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62022-29%2011
Canada GooseAnatidae62023+197%2005
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52023-6%1971
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52023+88%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae52023-95%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae52023+100%1976
Tufted TitmouseParidae52022+0%1973
MallardAnatidae51973n/an/a

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