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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 22

Melrose Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2023Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Melrose

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Melrose 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
DickcisselCardinalidae702023+2%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae692023+2%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae622023-12%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae502023+69%1969
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae501997-40%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae452023+7%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae402023-18%1969
American CrowCorvidae372023-12%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae352023+24%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae222023-48%1969
House SparrowPasseridae222023-82%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae212023+34%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172023+191%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162023+71%1969
Blue JayCorvidae142023+350%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132023-45%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112023+633%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92023+273%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92023+300%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae92023+100%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae82021+29%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72023-7%1969
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae72023+16%1969
American RobinTurdidae72023-36%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae72023+660%1993
KilldeerCharadriidae62023+22%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62023+46%1973
Bank SwallowHirundinidae61973+0%1970
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62018+43%1976
Fish CrowCorvidae62023+13%2011
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52023+200%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae52023-91%1969
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52021-59%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52023+160%2001
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42023-81%1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32023-17%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae32018-25%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32023-40%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae32023+167%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae32021+75%1969

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