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 Recorded
47Years Surveyed
1974–2022Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Kansas Lapland
Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 125 | 1986 | 125× | 1976 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 77 | 2022 | -48% | 1976 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 71 | 2022 | +204% | 1976 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 54 | 2022 | +560% | 1987 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 34 | 2022 | -77% | 1976 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 23 | 2022 | -29% | 1976 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 20 | 2022 | -52% | 1976 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2022 | -55% | 1976 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2022 | -12% | 1976 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 7 | 2022 | -86% | 1976 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 5 | 2022 | -86% | 1976 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 5 | 1988 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 2022 | -50% | 1976 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 4 | 2022 | -53% | 1976 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2015 | +120% | 1977 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2018 | +167% | 1978 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 4 | 2021 | -77% | 1992 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2022 | +300% | 2017 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 2022 | +0% | 1976 | |
| Greater Prairie-Chicken | Phasianidae | 3 | 2010 | -42% | 1978 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 3 | 2016 | +0% | 1982 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2021 | -61% | 1976 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2021 | -65% | 1976 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2019 | -79% | 1976 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2022 | -90% | 1976 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2022 | -29% | 1976 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2022 | +60% | 1976 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2022 | -59% | 1976 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 2018 | -75% | 1976 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 3 | 2019 | -55% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 3 | 2021 | +50% | 1987 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 3 | 2016 | +114% | 2000 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 2022 | -86% | 1976 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2022 | -36% | 1976 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 2011 | -33% | 1976 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 2 | 2019 | -33% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2019 | -68% | 1976 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 2 | 1978 | +33% | 1975 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2018 | +100% | 1976 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 2 | 2019 | -85% | 1976 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.