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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 22

Lapland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2022Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Lapland

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lapland 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
Painted BuntingCardinalidae1251986125×1976
DickcisselCardinalidae772022-48%1976
European StarlingSturnidae712022+204%1976
Turkey VultureCathartidae542022+560%1987
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae342022-77%1976
American CrowCorvidae232022-29%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae202022-52%1976
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae152022-55%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122022-12%1976
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72022-86%1976
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52022-86%1976
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae51988n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42022-50%1976
Common GrackleIcteridae42022-53%1976
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42015+120%1977
American GoldfinchFringillidae42018+167%1978
MallardAnatidae42021-77%1992
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42022+300%2017
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32022+0%1976
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae32010-42%1978
American KestrelFalconidae32016+0%1982
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32021-61%1976
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32021-65%1976
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32019-79%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32022-90%1976
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32022-29%1976
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32022+60%1976
Northern CardinalCardinalidae32022-59%1976
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32018-75%1976
Tufted TitmouseParidae32019-55%1976
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32021+50%1987
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae32016+114%2000
KilldeerCharadriidae22022-86%1976
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22022-36%1976
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae22011-33%1976
Chimney SwiftApodidae22019-33%1976
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22019-68%1976
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae21978+33%1975
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae22018+100%1976
American RobinTurdidae22019-85%1976

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