Birds of Kansas

What birds are common in Kansas?

The birds you are most likely to run into in Kansas right now are Franklin's Gull, Common Grackle, and Brown-headed Cowbird. Birders reported 205 species across Kansas on eBird during October 7–13, 2026 — the 18below are the ones that turned up on the most of those days, which is as close to “common” as sightings data gets.

• Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• European Starling Sturnus vulgaris

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• Northern Rough-winged Swallow Stelgidopteryx serripennis

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• American Coot Fulica americana

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• Rock Pigeon Columba livia

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• House Sparrow Passer domesticus

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• Chimney Swift Chaetura pelagica

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• Swainson's Hawk Buteo swainsoni

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

• Canada Goose Branta canadensis

  Reported on all 5 of the 5 days checked

How this is measured: eBird publishes, for each day, every species reported anywhere in Kansas. We count how many of the 5 days sampled (October 7–13, 2026) each species appears on and rank by that count — nothing here is estimated or modelled. Species tied on days are ordered by the total number of individuals in those records. Rarities work the other way round: rare bird alerts tell you when a bird that is not common shows up near you.