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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19

Solomon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Solomon

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Solomon 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1362025-16%1987
DickcisselCardinalidae1342025-20%1987
Mourning DoveColumbidae882025+49%1987
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae732025+964%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae482025+37%1987
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae36202523×1987
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae342025-60%1987
European StarlingSturnidae332025+87%1987
Barn SwallowHirundinidae332025+4%1987
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae262025+27%1987
Turkey VultureCathartidae252025+383%1997
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae212025+8%1987
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae182025+52%1988
Common GrackleIcteridae172025-59%1987
Orchard OrioleIcteridae162025+230%1988
Lark SparrowPasserellidae16202511×2003
Horned LarkAlaudidae15202522×1997
KilldeerCharadriidae132025-7%1987
American CrowCorvidae122025+55%1987
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae122008+367%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112025+123%1987
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025+533%1990
American RobinTurdidae92025-47%1987
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae82025+71%1987
House SparrowPasseridae82025-76%1987
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82025+467%1988
Brown ThrasherMimidae82025-14%1987
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025+4%1987
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae62025+188%1987
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62025+129%1987
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+325%1989
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae52025+3%1987
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae52025-38%1987
Rock PigeonColumbidae52019-44%1987
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52025+82%1987
Western KingbirdTyrannidae52019+55%1987
Blue JayCorvidae52025+57%1987
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52025+107%2014
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+29%1991
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42018+225%1988

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