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BBS Route · Kansas · BCR 22

Wreford Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
56Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Kansas Wreford

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wreford 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
DickcisselCardinalidae1122024-8%1969
American CrowCorvidae882024+157%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae772024+516%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae742024+14%1969
Bank SwallowHirundinidae56200156×1995
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae472024-46%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae442024-30%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae342024-24%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae332024+66%1969
House SparrowPasseridae302024-60%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae292024+457%1969
European StarlingSturnidae292024-27%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae262024+700%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae252024+97%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae242024+48%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae23202422×1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae222024-67%1969
Blue JayCorvidae172024+47%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae162024+16%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae162024+63%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae152024-36%1969
American RobinTurdidae142024+75%1969
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae132024+214%1993
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae122024-42%1969
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae112014+130%2005
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102024+31%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102024-66%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae102024+22%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92024-2%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92024+64%1969
Canada GooseAnatidae92022-50%2011
American GoldfinchFringillidae82024+39%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82024-68%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82024+250%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae82024+0%1973
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82024+800%2000
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae82023-5%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024+400%1981
KilldeerCharadriidae62024+18%1969
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62024-63%1969

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