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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 24 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2024Span
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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
DickcisselCardinalidae642024-30%2002
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae602024-23%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae362024-2%2002
American CrowCorvidae322024+38%2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae302024+290%2012
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae262024-25%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232024+100%2002
American RobinTurdidae212024-39%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202024-36%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae182024-6%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae162024+14%2002
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024+57%2002
European StarlingSturnidae122024-8%2002
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112024+500%2004
Turkey VultureCathartidae102024+39%2003
Common YellowthroatParulidae102024-38%2002
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102024+22%2002
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92024+208%2002
Horned LarkAlaudidae92024-45%2002
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92024+110%2002
Purple MartinHirundinidae92024+85%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae82024-61%2002
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82024+11%2002
Canada GooseAnatidae82024+133%2007
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae72024+175%2002
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72024-54%2002
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72024+500%2003
House SparrowPasseridae72024-55%2002
Rock PigeonColumbidae72024+30%2005
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024-61%2002
Brown ThrasherMimidae62024-48%2002
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52024-65%2002
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024-39%2002
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52024-75%2002
Common GrackleIcteridae52024-84%2002
American GoldfinchFringillidae52024-18%2002
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52024+225%2006
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42024-36%2002
Blue JayCorvidae42024-4%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024-25%2002

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