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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 22

Rock Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 49 survey years, no longer active.

111Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2021Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Rock Creek

Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rock Creek 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
DickcisselCardinalidae452021+12%1973
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae352021-46%1973
American CrowCorvidae312021+220%1973
Great EgretArdeidae29201415×2005
Northern CardinalCardinalidae222021+73%1973
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212021+19%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae192021-53%1973
House SparrowPasseridae122021-92%1973
Turkey VultureCathartidae102021+110%1973
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102021+133%1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92021+52%1973
American GoldfinchFringillidae92019+11%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92021-30%1973
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82021-76%1973
Field SparrowPasserellidae82021-4%1973
Tufted TitmouseParidae82021+242%1973
American RobinTurdidae82021-45%1973
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72019+360%1974
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62021-58%1973
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62021-70%1973
Common GrackleIcteridae62019-88%1973
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62021-32%1973
KilldeerCharadriidae52021+14%1973
Blue JayCorvidae52021+17%1973
European StarlingSturnidae52021+150%1973
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52021-48%1973
Song SparrowPasserellidae52000+86%1993
Ring-billed GullLaridae52003n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42021+17%1973
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42021+29%1973
Brown ThrasherMimidae42021-33%1973
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42021+143%1973
Rock PigeonColumbidae42021+80%1976
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42021-57%1974
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae4202123×1989
Bank SwallowHirundinidae42009+300%1992
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae42002n/an/a
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42021n/an/a
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32021-22%1973
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32021-44%1984

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