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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19

Hodges Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 65 species recorded across 8 survey years, still active.

65Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2014Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Hodges

Top 40 of 65 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hodges 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2332014-26%2003
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1112014+19%2009
DickcisselCardinalidae652014-53%2003
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae562014-4%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae482014-30%2003
Common GrackleIcteridae442014-42%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae312014-46%2003
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae262014-47%2003
Horned LarkAlaudidae202014-29%2003
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae172014-37%2003
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae162014+16%2003
Western KingbirdTyrannidae162014-14%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae152014-8%2003
American RobinTurdidae122014-27%2003
House SparrowPasseridae102014-14%2003
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae82014-56%2003
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae72008+600%2000
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae72014+14%2003
American CrowCorvidae62009-66%2003
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52014-24%2003
European StarlingSturnidae52014-72%2003
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52014+50%2003
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52014+0%2007
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52011+400%2009
MallardAnatidae42014-78%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42014-46%2003
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42014-13%2007
Field SparrowPasserellidae42011-33%2003
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32014+0%2003
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32014-30%2003
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32000n/an/a
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32008-71%2003
Purple MartinHirundinidae32014+200%2009
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32009n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22014+100%2000
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22003+100%2000
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae22014-25%2007
Orchard OrioleIcteridae22014-83%2002
Warbling VireoVireonidae22000n/an/a
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22014-18%2003

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