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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19

Hopewell Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.

84Species 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2018Span
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Bird Species Found on Kansas Hopewell

Top 40 of 84 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hopewell 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 SwallowHirundinidae862018+330%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae392018-9%2002
Orchard OrioleIcteridae152014+200%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152018-20%2002
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae142012+129%2002
Western KingbirdTyrannidae132018+144%2002
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae122018-33%2002
Turkey VultureCathartidae122013+11%2004
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122018-26%2002
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae122018+3%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae112018+67%2002
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae112014+455%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102018+103%2002
DickcisselCardinalidae102018+51%2002
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92014+171%2003
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92018-40%2002
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae72011+600%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae62018-17%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62018+5%2002
American RobinTurdidae62018-16%2002
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52018+56%2002
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52018-65%2002
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52018-4%2002
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42018-59%2002
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42014-36%2003
Gray CatbirdMimidae42018+117%2004
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae42010n/an/a
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32018+158%2002
Chimney SwiftApodidae32010-17%2004
Warbling VireoVireonidae32014+67%2003
Northern HarrierAccipitridae32011+200%2003
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32003n/an/a
Ruddy DuckAnatidae32009n/an/a
MallardAnatidae22013-15%2002
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22018-15%2002
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22008+75%2002
European StarlingSturnidae22018+171%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae22018+18%2002
Common YellowthroatParulidae22011-40%2003
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22018+113%2002

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