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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 22

Pittsburg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

92Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2021Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Pittsburg

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pittsburg 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae882021+30%2002
DickcisselCardinalidae832021+70%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae782021+120%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae502021+396%2002
European StarlingSturnidae422021+33%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae342021+122%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae332021-12%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae312021+50%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae302021+231%2002
American CrowCorvidae262021+9%2002
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae192021+9%2002
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae162021+146%2003
House SparrowPasseridae142021+10%2002
Blue JayCorvidae132021+2%2002
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae132018-17%2002
Tree SwallowHirundinidae132012+333%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122021+50%2002
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122021+3%2002
Canada GooseAnatidae122017+339%2010
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae112007+57%2001
Fish CrowCorvidae102021+200%2015
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92021+240%2002
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae92021+500%2002
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82021+20%2003
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae72021+225%2002
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72021+50%2002
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72021+286%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae72021-51%2002
Horned LarkAlaudidae72018+275%2006
KilldeerCharadriidae62021-26%2002
Brown ThrasherMimidae62021+11%2002
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62021+117%2002
American RobinTurdidae62021-35%2002
American GoldfinchFringillidae62021+111%2006
Rock PigeonColumbidae62021-40%2006
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52021+250%2005
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42021+33%2002
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42018+175%2010
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42017+33%2015
Turkey VultureCathartidae32021+22%2002

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