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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 22

Olsburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

115Species 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 →
20Years 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
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Bird Species Found on Kansas Olsburg

Top 40 of 115 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae602025+53%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae442025-41%2002
DickcisselCardinalidae432025-25%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae352025+8%2002
Turkey VultureCathartidae342025+56%2003
Horned LarkAlaudidae292025+740%2006
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282025+18%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae272025-21%2002
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae262025+31%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172025-72%2002
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142025+10%2002
American CrowCorvidae122025-71%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122025-72%2002
American RobinTurdidae122025+32%2002
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112025+15%2002
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae112025+125%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae92025+33%2002
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae92008+800%2001
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae82025-71%2002
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae82025-17%2002
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82025-64%2002
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-42%2002
Northern ParulaParulidae72025+30%2006
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62025-9%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62025-50%2002
American GoldfinchFringillidae62025-14%2002
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+275%2002
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62025+217%2003
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62025-29%2002
Rock PigeonColumbidae62025+143%2004
KilldeerCharadriidae52025+67%2002
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-43%2002
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025-54%2002
European StarlingSturnidae52024-47%2002
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52017+113%2002
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025-85%2002
Bald EagleAccipitridae52025+150%2003
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52025+225%2003
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52025-5%2003
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+0%2003

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