BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 22
Thrall Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 56 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.
56Species Recorded
3Years Surveyed
1967–1970Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Kansas Thrall
Top 40 of 56 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 141 | 1970 | -28% | 1967 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 97 | 1970 | +98% | 1967 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 93 | 1970 | +43% | 1967 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 76 | 1970 | +21% | 1967 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 62 | 1970 | -18% | 1967 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 44 | 1970 | +16% | 1967 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 40 | 1970 | +3% | 1967 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 33 | 1970 | -41% | 1967 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 23 | 1970 | +77% | 1967 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 20 | 1970 | -36% | 1967 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 14 | 1970 | -13% | 1967 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 12 | 1970 | -65% | 1967 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 10 | 1970 | -33% | 1967 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 9 | 1970 | +0% | 1967 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 8 | 1970 | +14% | 1967 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 7 | 1970 | -56% | 1967 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 7 | 1970 | +133% | 1967 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 6 | 1970 | +50% | 1967 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 6 | 1970 | -75% | 1967 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 1970 | -67% | 1967 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 5 | 1967 | n/a | n/a | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 5 | 1970 | -64% | 1967 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 5 | 1967 | n/a | n/a | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 1967 | n/a | n/a | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1970 | -33% | 1967 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 1970 | +33% | 1967 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1970 | +300% | 1967 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1970 | -71% | 1967 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 4 | 1970 | -56% | 1967 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 1967 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 1970 | -50% | 1967 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 4 | 1970 | +100% | 1967 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 1970 | -40% | 1967 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 1970 | -73% | 1967 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 3 | 1970 | +50% | 1967 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 1970 | +100% | 1967 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 2 | 1970 | +0% | 1967 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 2 | 1970 | +0% | 1967 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 1970 | -60% | 1967 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.