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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 18

Plymell Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 71 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

71Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Plymell

Top 40 of 71 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
House SparrowPasseridae1212024+13%2002
DickcisselCardinalidae862024+32%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae822024+26%2002
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae752024-38%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae712024-4%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae662024+22%2002
Horned LarkAlaudidae582024+36%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae432024+29%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae352024+61%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae332024+104%2002
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae322024+43%2002
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae252024+120%2002
Rock PigeonColumbidae242024+343%2005
European StarlingSturnidae212024+117%2002
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae202024-42%2002
Western KingbirdTyrannidae202024-47%2002
Lark SparrowPasserellidae122024-34%2002
American AvocetRecurvirostridae122024+300%2021
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae112001n/an/a
American RobinTurdidae102024+7%2002
Blue-winged TealAnatidae102021n/an/a
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae102024n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae92024+700%2007
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae82024+7%2002
Orchard OrioleIcteridae82024-37%2002
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae82024+75%2002
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52024-54%2002
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52024+109%2002
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52024+200%2009
MallardAnatidae42024+17%2002
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae42024-55%2002
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024+0%2007
House FinchFringillidae32024+125%2005
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae32021n/an/a
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22011+100%2004
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22022-13%2005
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae22023+43%2004
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22024-50%2002
Blue JayCorvidae22023-33%2000
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae22024-60%2003

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