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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 22

Longton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

92Species 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 →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1976–2021Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Longton

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Longton 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
DickcisselCardinalidae682021-19%1978
American CrowCorvidae402021-28%1978
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae312021-80%1978
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae182021+18%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae112021-65%1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112021+50%1978
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112021-60%1978
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae82000+43%1997
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72021-89%1978
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72021-70%1978
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72021-90%1978
Purple MartinHirundinidae72021+22%1983
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62021-62%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62021-51%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62021-75%1978
Bank SwallowHirundinidae61977n/an/a
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62021+467%1981
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52021+63%1978
Field SparrowPasserellidae52021+64%1978
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae42021-91%1978
Turkey VultureCathartidae42021+114%1981
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42021+31%1978
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42021-67%1978
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42021+125%1979
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42021-33%1978
Blue JayCorvidae42021-13%1979
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42021-64%1989
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42021+7%1992
Canada GooseAnatidae42005-15%2001
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42002n/an/a
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32021-60%1978
American GoldfinchFringillidae32021-22%1990
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32021+67%2017
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32012+200%2000
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22018-56%1979
KilldeerCharadriidae22021-82%1978
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22021+0%1978
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae22021-53%1978
European StarlingSturnidae22021-82%1978
Common GrackleIcteridae22019-94%1978

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