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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19

Phillipsburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Phillipsburg

Top 40 of 98 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 DoveColumbidae972025+33%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae842025-42%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae562025+87%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae482025-32%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae422025-55%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae392025+95%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae392025+12%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae362025-68%1969
American RobinTurdidae362025+738%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae322025-44%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae282025+2%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae212025+200%1969
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae182025+583%1970
Blue JayCorvidae152025+38%1969
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae142025+213%1993
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112025-75%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae112025-17%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112025+183%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae102025+0%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae92025-41%1969
Warbling VireoVireonidae92025+114%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae81999+700%1988
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae81997+300%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae72025-88%1969
Yellow WarblerParulidae72025+13%1970
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62025+275%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025-62%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae62025+367%1970
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae62025+129%1987
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62025+500%2017
Horned LarkAlaudidae52025+214%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52025-21%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+225%1993
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42025+300%1969
Lark BuntingPasserellidae42019-53%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae42025-85%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+100%1976
Bank SwallowHirundinidae42016-38%2006
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32025-14%1971
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32025+33%1973

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