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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 22

Morehead Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Morehead

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Morehead 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
DickcisselCardinalidae1052025+55%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae642025+35%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae552025+59%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae412025-1%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae372025+69%2002
American CrowCorvidae332025+6%2002
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae312025+19%2002
Northern MockingbirdMimidae292025+52%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232025+47%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202025+163%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae162025+127%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae132025+63%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132025-23%2002
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112025+525%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae112025-4%2002
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112025+238%2002
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82025+3%2002
House SparrowPasseridae82025+675%2002
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82025+250%2012
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+73%2002
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72025+475%2006
European StarlingSturnidae62025+457%2003
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62025+31%2002
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62025+175%2003
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025-33%2002
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-34%2002
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025+125%2002
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+167%2003
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+367%2005
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+300%2002
Blue JayCorvidae42025+30%2002
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae42025+50%2003
Bell's VireoVireonidae42025+29%2007
Horned LarkAlaudidae32025+175%2002
American GoldfinchFringillidae32025+120%2002
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+100%2002
American RobinTurdidae32025-52%2002
Green HeronArdeidae32012-17%2006
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32024+0%2006
Great Horned OwlStrigidae32019+17%2005

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.