BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 22
Olathe Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 52 survey years, no longer active.
110Species Recorded
52Years Surveyed
1967–2021Span
8Observers
Bird Species Found on Kansas Olathe
Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 57 | 2021 | +158% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 41 | 2021 | +77% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 32 | 2021 | +242% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 30 | 2021 | +117% | 1969 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 29 | 2021 | -41% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 27 | 2021 | +65% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 26 | 2021 | -84% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 20 | 2021 | -45% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 20 | 2021 | +31% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 16 | 2021 | -54% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 15 | 2021 | +129% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 14 | 2021 | -9% | 1969 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2021 | +760% | 1983 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 13 | 2021 | -84% | 1969 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 13 | 2018 | -30% | 1994 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 13 | 2021 | +56% | 1997 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 11 | 2021 | +258% | 1969 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 10 | 2021 | +255% | 1969 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 2018 | +160% | 1970 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 9 | 2021 | -49% | 1969 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2021 | +32% | 1969 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 9 | 2021 | +286% | 1982 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 8 | 2021 | +50% | 1969 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2021 | +280% | 1970 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 7 | 2018 | +267% | 1973 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2021 | +50% | 1972 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 2021 | -8% | 1969 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2021 | +250% | 1974 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 5 | 2021 | +56% | 1969 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 5 | 2018 | +11% | 1969 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2021 | -46% | 1990 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 5 | 2021 | +132% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 4 | 2021 | -61% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2021 | +40% | 1969 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2021 | -13% | 1969 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2021 | -54% | 1969 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2021 | +46% | 1989 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 3 | 2018 | +425% | 1971 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2018 | -38% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2021 | -39% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.