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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 52 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2021Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Olathe

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Olathe 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae572021+158%1969
European StarlingSturnidae412021+77%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae322021+242%1969
American CrowCorvidae302021+117%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae292021-41%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae272021+65%1969
House SparrowPasseridae262021-84%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202021-45%1969
American RobinTurdidae202021+31%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae162021-54%1969
Blue JayCorvidae152021+129%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae142021-9%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142021+760%1983
Common GrackleIcteridae132021-84%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae132018-30%1994
House FinchFringillidae132021+56%1997
Tufted TitmouseParidae112021+258%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102021+255%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102018+160%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92021-49%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae92021+32%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae92021+286%1982
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae82021+50%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72021+280%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae72018+267%1973
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72021+50%1972
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62021-8%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62021+250%1974
KilldeerCharadriidae52021+56%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae52018+11%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52021-46%1990
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52021+132%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42021-61%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42021+40%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42021-13%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae42021-54%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42021+46%1989
American KestrelFalconidae32018+425%1971
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32018-38%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32021-39%1969

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