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 Recorded
28Years Surveyed
1981–2022Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Kansas Ruleton
Top 40 of 62 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 113 | 2022 | -6% | 1991 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 96 | 2022 | -15% | 1991 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 72 | 2022 | -48% | 1991 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 60 | 2022 | +1% | 1991 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 41 | 2022 | -57% | 1991 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 25 | 2022 | -48% | 1991 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 24 | 2022 | -62% | 1991 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 22 | 2022 | -66% | 1991 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 18 | 2022 | -39% | 1991 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 17 | 2022 | -8% | 1991 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 13 | 2022 | +440% | 1991 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 12 | 2022 | +45% | 1993 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2011 | +475% | 1996 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 8 | 2022 | +67% | 1993 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2022 | +295% | 1995 | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anatidae | 8 | 1991 | n/a | n/a | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2014 | +600% | 2003 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 7 | 2022 | +240% | 2010 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 6 | 2022 | -18% | 1991 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 6 | 2022 | +300% | 1993 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 6 | 1995 | +500% | 1993 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 6 | 2011 | -44% | 2005 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 6 | 2022 | -7% | 2010 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2022 | -72% | 1991 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 4 | 2008 | +18% | 1991 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2010 | +100% | 2004 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2022 | -82% | 1991 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2022 | +33% | 1991 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2022 | -18% | 1993 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 4 | 1995 | n/a | n/a | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2022 | +300% | 1997 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 3 | 2011 | +50% | 2005 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 2 | 2014 | +133% | 1995 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 2 | 2022 | -96% | 1991 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 2018 | +100% | 1991 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 2 | 2008 | +117% | 1996 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 2 | 1991 | n/a | n/a | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2022 | +33% | 2000 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 2 | 2018 | +0% | 2004 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 1 | 2021 | -91% | 1991 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.