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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 19

Wellington Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Kansas Wellington

Top 40 of 105 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 CardinalCardinalidae1032025+368%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae862025-32%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae822025+36%1970
European StarlingSturnidae742025-58%1970
House SparrowPasseridae552025-84%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae48202513×1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae432025+15%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae432025-43%1970
American CrowCorvidae362025-8%1970
American RobinTurdidae302025+85%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae272025-8%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222025+722%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae212025-59%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae202025+4%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae192025-72%1970
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae192025+380%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae182025+733%1972
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae182025+650%1973
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae18202513×1984
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae162025+13%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162025+600%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162025-61%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae16202516×1977
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae162025+260%2011
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae152025+471%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae132025+680%1973
Blue JayCorvidae132025+425%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132025-59%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae102025+92%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae102025+108%2007
American GoldfinchFringillidae92025+250%1971
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92025+325%1970
House FinchFringillidae92025+720%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82025+200%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82025+100%2006
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae72025+283%1978
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62025+0%1970
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62025-72%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae62025-63%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025+100%2003

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