BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19
Susank Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.
73Species Recorded
21Years Surveyed
2000–2022Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Kansas Susank
Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 149 | 2022 | +19% | 2002 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 116 | 2022 | -7% | 2002 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 88 | 2022 | -33% | 2002 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 84 | 2022 | -46% | 2002 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 55 | 2022 | -51% | 2002 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 35 | 2022 | -33% | 2002 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 35 | 2022 | -14% | 2002 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 27 | 2022 | -57% | 2010 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 26 | 2022 | +26% | 2002 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2022 | -65% | 2002 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 17 | 2022 | +60% | 2002 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 16 | 2022 | +71% | 2002 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 12 | 2022 | -3% | 2003 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 12 | 2022 | -61% | 2002 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2022 | -61% | 2002 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 11 | 2022 | -63% | 2002 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2022 | -65% | 2002 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 10 | 2022 | +286% | 2006 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 2022 | +225% | 2017 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 9 | 2022 | +120% | 2005 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 2022 | -21% | 2002 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 2022 | -44% | 2002 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 7 | 2022 | +208% | 2002 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 7 | 2022 | +73% | 2004 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2022 | +29% | 2002 | |
| Greater Prairie-Chicken | Phasianidae | 6 | 2009 | +200% | 2002 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 2008 | +400% | 2000 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2022 | +100% | 2002 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 5 | 2022 | -20% | 2002 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2022 | -52% | 2002 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 4 | 2022 | +0% | 2003 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 4 | 2022 | -79% | 2015 | |
| Yellow Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2015 | +300% | 2007 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2022 | +38% | 2002 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2022 | +0% | 2002 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2022 | +80% | 2003 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 3 | 2016 | +100% | 2005 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2022 | -25% | 2005 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 2022 | +125% | 2008 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2022 | +71% | 2018 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.