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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19

Wellington Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Wellington

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wellington 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae1132024+362%1970
European StarlingSturnidae942024-63%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae892024+56%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae752024-43%1970
House SparrowPasseridae682024-85%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae542024+14%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae522024-48%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae452024+8%1970
American RobinTurdidae412024+95%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae382024+850%1972
American CrowCorvidae252024-2%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae242024+600%1970
House FinchFringillidae242024+740%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae22202414×1977
Western KingbirdTyrannidae212024-4%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae182024-68%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae182024-77%1970
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae182024+967%1984
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae172024+644%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae162024-13%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae162024+650%1972
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae152024+471%1970
Blue JayCorvidae152024+488%1970
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae142024+230%2011
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae132024+583%1973
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae122024+290%1971
Canada GooseAnatidae122024+33%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024-54%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112024+213%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae102024+117%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102024+560%1973
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102024-68%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102024+135%2006
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92024+91%2003
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82024+325%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72024-74%1970
American GoldfinchFringillidae72024+217%1971
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae72024+450%1978
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae62022+7%2006
Chimney SwiftApodidae52024-57%1970

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