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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 54 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
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
DickcisselCardinalidae952025+9%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae642025-42%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae542025-60%1971
American RobinTurdidae472025+51%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae392025-71%1971
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae372025+19%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272025+71%1971
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae262025-25%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae252025-11%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222025+14%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae222025-33%1971
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae212025+42%1971
American CrowCorvidae202025+373%1971
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae192025-34%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162025+583%1971
House SparrowPasseridae152025-96%1971
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae142025-57%1971
Blue JayCorvidae132025+50%1971
Lark SparrowPasserellidae13202515×1980
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112025-48%1971
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae102025+21%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102025+213%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+160%1971
European StarlingSturnidae92025+58%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92025+500%1992
Turkey VultureCathartidae82025+200%1981
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82025+300%2001
KilldeerCharadriidae72025+7%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72025+6%1971
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72025-55%1971
Warbling VireoVireonidae72025+71%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025+475%1981
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae7202512×2012
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+125%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+138%1972
American KestrelFalconidae62025+120%1977
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62022-29%2011
Canada GooseAnatidae62023+197%2005
Common GrackleIcteridae52025-94%1971
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52025+23%1972

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