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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 18

Plymell Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 72 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

72Species 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 →
25Years 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
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Plymell

Top 40 of 72 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Plymell 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
DickcisselCardinalidae1222025+61%2002
House SparrowPasseridae1032025+18%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae992025+50%2002
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae962025-35%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae952025+67%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae632025-19%2002
Horned LarkAlaudidae592025+42%2002
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae532025-13%2002
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae382025+184%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae352025+35%2002
Western KingbirdTyrannidae342025-19%2002
European StarlingSturnidae182025+26%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae132025+31%2002
American RobinTurdidae132025+33%2002
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae112001n/an/a
Orchard OrioleIcteridae102025-40%2002
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae102025+28%2002
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae102025-36%2002
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae102025+725%2007
Blue-winged TealAnatidae102021n/an/a
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae102024n/an/a
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae72025+27%2002
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72025-45%2002
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+109%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025+112%2002
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52024+200%2009
MallardAnatidae42024+17%2002
House FinchFringillidae42025+175%2005
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32025-56%2002
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae32025-79%2002
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae32021n/an/a
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22011+100%2004
American KestrelFalconidae22025-14%2009
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22022-13%2005
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae22023+43%2004
Blue JayCorvidae22023-33%2000
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae22025+75%2002
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22025-79%2002
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae22025-50%2003
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025+0%2007

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