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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19

Phillipsburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 49 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2022Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Phillipsburg

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Phillipsburg 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae1152022+66%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae752022+118%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae572022+107%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae542022-33%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae472022-47%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae272022-44%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae262022-74%1969
American RobinTurdidae252022+575%1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae212022+375%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae172022-14%1969
Western KingbirdTyrannidae162022-7%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae162022+244%1969
Blue JayCorvidae152022+50%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae142022-64%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae142022+200%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae142022+150%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142022-63%1969
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae122022+617%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae122022+240%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae92022-87%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae81999+700%1988
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae81997+300%1996
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae72022+200%1987
American CrowCorvidae62022-21%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52022-5%1969
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae52012-57%1994
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52019+400%2017
KilldeerCharadriidae42022+200%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42022+125%1969
Lark BuntingPasserellidae42019-53%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42022-3%1969
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42022+17%1973
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42022-50%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae42022+150%1993
Bank SwallowHirundinidae42016-38%2006
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32022+186%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae32022+43%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32018-25%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32016+100%1972
Canada GooseAnatidae32011-76%1973

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