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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 22

Rock Creek 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 4 survey years, still active.

73Species 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 →
4Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2022–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Rock Creek 2

Top 40 of 73 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
DickcisselCardinalidae562025-10%2023
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392025-8%2023
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae382025+2%2023
Mourning DoveColumbidae372025-55%2023
American CrowCorvidae332025-34%2023
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262025+38%2023
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae252023n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae182025-40%2023
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172025-47%2023
Turkey VultureCathartidae132025-14%2023
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132025-17%2023
European StarlingSturnidae122025+30%2023
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112025-53%2023
House SparrowPasseridae112025+92%2023
Tufted TitmouseParidae102025-15%2023
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102025+129%2023
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025+7%2023
House FinchFringillidae82023n/an/a
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+14%2023
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62025+20%2023
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62024+500%2022
KilldeerCharadriidae62025+0%2023
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52025-9%2023
American KestrelFalconidae52022n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-30%2023
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+67%2022
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52025+5%2023
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52025+0%2023
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42023+300%2022
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42025+300%2022
Field SparrowPasserellidae42025-29%2023
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42025+4%2023
Northern ParulaParulidae42025-60%2023
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42022n/an/a
American RobinTurdidae42025+125%2023
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024-40%2022
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32022n/an/a
Warbling VireoVireonidae32025+0%2023
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32025-39%2023
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32025+50%2023

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