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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Akers Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 57 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
57Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Akers

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Akers 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
European StarlingSturnidae722025+51%1969
American CrowCorvidae712025-18%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae652025-1%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae632025+28%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae592025+24%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae58202514×1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae512025+49%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae482025+5%1969
American RobinTurdidae452025-4%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae342025+41%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae332025+56%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae312025+18%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae302025+16%1969
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae291990n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae282025-16%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae282025-10%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae262025-69%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae242025+106%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202025-41%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae202025-35%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae192025-13%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae142025+271%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae142025-79%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae142025+19%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae122025+367%1973
Brown ThrasherMimidae112025-71%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102025-72%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae92025+217%1973
Common YellowthroatParulidae92025+350%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025+0%1969
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae82025+150%1975
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+67%1973
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72025-77%1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae72025+120%1973
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025-54%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72025-65%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72025+50%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025-58%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025-83%1969
Northern ParulaParulidae62025+225%1971

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