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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 22

Olsburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.

114Species 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 →
19Years 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
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Bird Species Found on Kansas Olsburg

Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Olsburg 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
DickcisselCardinalidae522024-23%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae352024-11%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae352024+8%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae272024+0%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae262024-44%2002
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae242024+34%2002
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae242024+35%2002
American CrowCorvidae232024-71%2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae212024-24%2002
American GoldfinchFringillidae152024-11%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae152024+44%2002
American RobinTurdidae152024+32%2002
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae142024+131%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132024-73%2002
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024-20%2002
Wood DuckAnatidae92022+325%2004
Blue JayCorvidae92024-38%2002
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae92008+800%2001
Horned LarkAlaudidae82024+280%2006
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae72024+20%2002
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72024-25%2002
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024+92%2003
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62024-31%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62024-45%2002
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62024+167%2003
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62024-46%2002
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024-52%2002
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62024-59%2004
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62024+150%2003
European StarlingSturnidae52024-47%2002
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae52024-30%2002
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52017+113%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae42024+17%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024-29%2003
Northern ParulaParulidae42024+0%2006
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42024-53%2002
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42024-11%2004
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32024+17%2002
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae32024-78%2002
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024-74%2002

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