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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 18

Ruleton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 62 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

62Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1981–2022Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Ruleton

Top 40 of 62 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ruleton 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae1132022-6%1991
Horned LarkAlaudidae962022-15%1991
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae722022-48%1991
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae602022+1%1991
Common GrackleIcteridae412022-57%1991
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae252022-48%1991
House SparrowPasseridae242022-62%1991
Western KingbirdTyrannidae222022-66%1991
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182022-39%1991
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae172022-8%1991
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132022+440%1991
American RobinTurdidae122022+45%1993
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae112011+475%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae82022+67%1993
DickcisselCardinalidae82022+295%1995
Green-winged TealAnatidae81991n/an/a
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae72014+600%2003
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72022+240%2010
European StarlingSturnidae62022-18%1991
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae62022+300%1993
Chimney SwiftApodidae61995+500%1993
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62011-44%2005
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae62022-7%2010
KilldeerCharadriidae42022-72%1991
Burrowing OwlStrigidae42008+18%1991
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42010+100%2004
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42022-82%1991
Brown ThrasherMimidae42022+33%1991
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42022-18%1993
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae41995n/an/a
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32022+300%1997
American KestrelFalconidae32011+50%2005
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22014+133%1995
Lark BuntingPasserellidae22022-96%1991
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22018+100%1991
American CrowCorvidae22008+117%1996
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae21991n/an/a
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22022+33%2000
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae22018+0%2004
MallardAnatidae12021-91%1991

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