BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19
Hays Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.
79Species Recorded
40Years Surveyed
1967–2014Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Kansas Hays
Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 245 | 2014 | +24% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 121 | 2014 | +91% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 51 | 2014 | +245% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 47 | 2014 | +14% | 1969 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 45 | 2014 | -3% | 1969 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 40 | 2014 | +500% | 1969 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 33 | 2014 | -5% | 1969 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 31 | 2014 | +558% | 1969 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 31 | 2014 | -38% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 29 | 2014 | -18% | 1969 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 19 | 2014 | -92% | 1969 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 17 | 2008 | +111% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 12 | 2014 | -23% | 1969 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 12 | 2014 | +340% | 1970 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 10 | 2014 | +300% | 2005 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 9 | 2014 | -7% | 1969 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2014 | -66% | 1969 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 8 | 1983 | +167% | 1982 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 8 | 2001 | n/a | n/a | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2008 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 7 | 2014 | +275% | 1971 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2014 | +50% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2014 | -33% | 1969 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2014 | +267% | 1972 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 5 | 2014 | +26% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2014 | +140% | 1970 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 5 | 2014 | +240% | 1970 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 5 | 2008 | -30% | 1971 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 4 | 2014 | -42% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 4 | 1969 | n/a | n/a | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 4 | 1975 | +100% | 1973 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2014 | +100% | 1980 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 3 | 2008 | +50% | 1969 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2014 | -88% | 1970 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 3 | 2008 | +29% | 1975 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2011 | +67% | 1977 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 3 | 2014 | +200% | 2009 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2014 | +57% | 1969 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 1985 | -30% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2011 | -57% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.