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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 22

Rock Creek 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 67 species recorded across 3 survey years, still active.

67Species 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 →
3Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2022–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Rock Creek 2

Top 40 of 67 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rock Creek 2 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
DickcisselCardinalidae522024-25%2022
Northern CardinalCardinalidae432024+30%2022
American CrowCorvidae302024-32%2022
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae292024+123%2022
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae252023n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae232024-32%2022
European StarlingSturnidae232024+283%2022
Mourning DoveColumbidae222024-68%2022
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae222024-21%2022
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae222024+633%2022
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192024-64%2022
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae182024+125%2022
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142024-70%2022
House SparrowPasseridae122024+200%2022
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae112024+175%2022
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024+100%2022
Blue JayCorvidae82024-43%2022
Field SparrowPasserellidae82024+33%2022
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82024-33%2022
House FinchFringillidae82023n/an/a
Tufted TitmouseParidae72024-50%2022
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62024+200%2022
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62024+500%2022
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024+0%2022
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52024+150%2022
American KestrelFalconidae52022n/an/a
American RobinTurdidae52024+150%2022
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42023+300%2022
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42024+300%2022
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42023+100%2022
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42022n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae42023n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024-40%2022
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32022n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22024-33%2022
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae22024-67%2022
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae22023+0%2022
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22024-50%2022
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae22024+100%2022
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae22024-67%2022

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