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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19

St John Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2019Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas St John

Top 40 of 106 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the St John 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 BlackbirdIcteridae2262019+200%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae1212019+70%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae522019-9%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae442019-41%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae282019+70%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae262019+440%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae262019+16%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae222019+172%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae212019-54%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae202019+144%1969
American RobinTurdidae202019+269%1969
Blue-winged TealAnatidae192019+139%1976
Horned LarkAlaudidae182019-31%1969
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae172019-14%1969
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae142017+533%1983
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132019+39%1969
Western KingbirdTyrannidae112019-82%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae102019+128%1969
European StarlingSturnidae102019-39%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92019+78%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae82019-43%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae82019-36%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae82019+200%1988
Canada GooseAnatidae82017+700%1984
Bank SwallowHirundinidae82015+46%2004
House FinchFringillidae82018+200%1993
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae72019-36%1969
Gray CatbirdMimidae72019+200%1970
GadwallAnatidae61969n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae62019+175%1990
Bell's VireoVireonidae52019+30%1976
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae51982+400%1981
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42019-65%1969
Blue JayCorvidae42019-76%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42019-78%1969
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42016n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32019+167%1976
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32010-50%1969
American KestrelFalconidae32013-47%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32019-57%1969

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