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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 24 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2024Span
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
DickcisselCardinalidae1042024+54%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae602024-6%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae592024+31%2002
American CrowCorvidae522024+22%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae452024+71%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae412024+69%2002
Northern MockingbirdMimidae302024+43%2002
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae292024+15%2002
European StarlingSturnidae292024+614%2003
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae252024+171%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172024-8%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae162024+154%2002
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142024+625%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142024-17%2002
House SparrowPasseridae132024+625%2002
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae112024+18%2002
Blue JayCorvidae102024+78%2002
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102024+350%2006
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82024-28%2002
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82024+333%2012
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+18%2002
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72024+39%2002
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72024+8%2002
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024+167%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae62024+6%2002
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62024-57%2002
Horned LarkAlaudidae62024+275%2002
Brown ThrasherMimidae62024+175%2002
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62024+213%2002
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62024+100%2004
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62024+333%2005
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024-56%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae52024-39%2002
American RobinTurdidae42024-52%2002
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae32024+30%2003
American GoldfinchFringillidae32024+120%2002
Green HeronArdeidae32012-17%2006
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32024+0%2006
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32024+125%2003
Bell's VireoVireonidae32024+14%2007

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