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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 18

Wallace Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

74Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2022Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Wallace

Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wallace 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 LarkAlaudidae1512022-64%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae692022+24%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae472022-46%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae302022-75%1970
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae152022-58%1970
Bank SwallowHirundinidae132003+0%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82022+213%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82022+400%1976
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae62010+200%1982
House FinchFringillidae62010+300%1999
Common GrackleIcteridae42022-43%1970
House SparrowPasseridae42022-93%1970
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42022+100%2011
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32022-27%1972
Burrowing OwlStrigidae32022-50%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32022-13%1974
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32022-71%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32021+0%1985
Green-winged TealAnatidae31995+50%1972
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32019+20%1982
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae22022+200%1975
KilldeerCharadriidae22022+117%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22019+200%2001
Northern HarrierAccipitridae22017-69%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22022-81%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22022+0%1970
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae22021-50%1967
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae22011-66%2004
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22017-74%1972
DickcisselCardinalidae22022+288%1974
Lark BuntingPasserellidae22022-96%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22022-55%1970
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22022+33%1977
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22009-20%1975
Blue-winged TealAnatidae22014+75%1977
Northern ShovelerAnatidae21975n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae22000+100%1976
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22018+100%1984
Warbling VireoVireonidae21999n/an/a
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae22010+0%2002

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