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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Akers Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 56 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 →
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
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Akers

Top 40 of 105 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
American CrowCorvidae462024-33%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae302024+94%1969
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae291990n/an/a
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282024-16%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae232024+30%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232024-28%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae222024+10%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae222024-7%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae192024+307%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182024-20%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae18202412×1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172024-43%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae162024-57%1969
European StarlingSturnidae142024-17%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae122024+0%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae122024+217%1973
American RobinTurdidae122024-51%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae112024-2%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae112024+6%1969
Blue JayCorvidae92024-31%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82024-16%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae82024+100%1973
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82024+25%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae82024-78%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae72023-87%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae72024-82%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024+150%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72024-78%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024-71%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72024-75%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62024-33%1969
Northern ParulaParulidae62024+125%1971
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae62024+33%1975
House FinchFringillidae62018+500%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae51987n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42024-74%1969
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42024-43%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42024-41%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024-65%1969
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42023+100%1994

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