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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 22

Trading Post Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

110Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Trading Post

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Trading Post 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
European StarlingSturnidae1992025+31%2005
DickcisselCardinalidae1192025-12%2005
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae712025+48%2005
Barn SwallowHirundinidae622025-16%2005
Northern CardinalCardinalidae592025+34%2005
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae512025-44%2005
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae452025-41%2005
American CrowCorvidae422025-29%2005
Mourning DoveColumbidae372025+15%2005
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae372025-9%2005
Rock PigeonColumbidae352025+17%2006
Tufted TitmouseParidae282025+9%2005
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae272025-40%2005
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae272025-15%2005
American GoldfinchFringillidae232025+49%2005
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae222025+74%2005
Turkey VultureCathartidae212025-30%2005
Field SparrowPasserellidae212025-29%2005
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae202025+825%2005
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae162025+68%2005
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162025-59%2005
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae132025-7%2005
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae132025-58%2005
Summer TanagerCardinalidae122025+186%2006
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae122025+67%2005
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae122025-45%2006
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae102025-82%2005
Horned LarkAlaudidae102024-19%2006
Common YellowthroatParulidae102025+58%2005
Bell's VireoVireonidae92025+157%2005
Brown ThrasherMimidae92025+9%2005
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae82025+8%2005
Purple MartinHirundinidae82025+117%2005
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82025-21%2005
KilldeerCharadriidae72025+0%2005
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72025+46%2005
Blue JayCorvidae72025-33%2005
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72025+18%2006
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62025-37%2005
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+0%2006

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