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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 18

Ulysses Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 53 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.

53Species 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Kansas Ulysses

Top 40 of 53 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1732024-33%2003
Horned LarkAlaudidae1032024-25%2003
Common GrackleIcteridae922024+103%2006
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae632024-48%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae312024-61%2003
House SparrowPasseridae262024-70%2003
Canada GooseAnatidae182017n/an/a
DickcisselCardinalidae162024+243%2003
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae162003n/an/a
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae142024-51%2003
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae122024+50%2008
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024-49%2003
Lark BuntingPasserellidae102019-76%2003
Mountain PloverCharadriidae92017+800%2014
KilldeerCharadriidae72024-64%2003
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72024-45%2003
Burrowing OwlStrigidae72024+175%2012
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae62022-64%2007
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62019+500%2015
Western KingbirdTyrannidae52024-69%2003
Rock PigeonColumbidae52024+64%2007
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42024-65%2003
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42022+15%2006
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae32024+100%2007
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32024-53%2003
Great Horned OwlStrigidae32022-17%2007
American CrowCorvidae32003+200%2000
European StarlingSturnidae32024+27%2006
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+40%2008
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae22024-20%2019
Prairie FalconFalconidae22010+100%2003
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
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae12023+0%2003
Orchard OrioleIcteridae12023-77%2007
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae12022-86%2003

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