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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 18

Ulysses Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 54 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

54Species 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 →
20Years 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
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Bird Species Found on Kansas Ulysses

Top 40 of 54 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ulysses 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae1752025-13%2003
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1492025-23%2003
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae942025-32%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae382025-59%2003
Common GrackleIcteridae312025+135%2006
House SparrowPasseridae232025-71%2003
DickcisselCardinalidae212025+350%2003
Canada GooseAnatidae182017n/an/a
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae162003n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae152025-26%2003
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae92025-53%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae82025-57%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025-43%2003
Burrowing OwlStrigidae82025+325%2012
Mountain PloverCharadriidae82025+467%2016
Lark BuntingPasserellidae72025-72%2003
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62019+500%2015
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae52025-33%2003
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52025+50%2008
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae32024+100%2007
Great Horned OwlStrigidae32022-17%2007
American CrowCorvidae32003+200%2000
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+40%2008
Rock PigeonColumbidae32025+7%2007
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22025-74%2003
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22025-65%2003
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae22025-68%2007
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae22024-20%2019
Prairie FalconFalconidae22010+100%2003
MallardAnatidae22025-38%2009
American KestrelFalconidae22024+0%2016
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae22024n/an/a
Lesser Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae12008+0%2000
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae12019-33%2003
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae12017-40%2006
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae12021-25%2010
European StarlingSturnidae12025-27%2006
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae12023+0%2003
Orchard OrioleIcteridae12023-77%2007
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae12025-89%2003

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