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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 22

Severance Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Kansas Severance

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Severance 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
DickcisselCardinalidae642025-32%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae532025-34%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae482025-26%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae372025+2%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae292025-28%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae262025+127%2002
American CrowCorvidae212025+43%2002
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae182025+86%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae182025+14%2002
American RobinTurdidae172025-41%2002
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae142025+233%2002
Blue JayCorvidae142025+24%2002
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae132025-40%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132025+15%2002
Purple MartinHirundinidae112025+123%2003
House SparrowPasseridae102025-54%2002
Common YellowthroatParulidae92025-36%2002
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025-59%2002
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025-32%2002
Brown ThrasherMimidae72025-30%2002
Rock PigeonColumbidae72024+30%2005
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62025-71%2002
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025+16%2002
European StarlingSturnidae62025-8%2002
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62025+120%2002
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025+33%2002
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62025+300%2006
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52025+11%2002
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+6%2003
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52025+290%2012
KilldeerCharadriidae42025-69%2002
Horned LarkAlaudidae42025-50%2002
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-79%2002
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025+44%2002
Bell's VireoVireonidae42025+200%2003
Tufted TitmouseParidae42025+46%2002
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae32024+33%2002
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32025-18%2002
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-60%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae32025-87%2002

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