BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24
Barks Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.
107Species Recorded
28Years Surveyed
1994–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Missouri Barks
Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 41 | 2024 | +158% | 1996 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 37 | 2024 | +4% | 1996 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 36 | 2024 | +64% | 1996 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 33 | 2024 | +75% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 22 | 2024 | +90% | 1996 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 21 | 2024 | -18% | 1996 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 18 | 2024 | +19% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 18 | 2024 | +65% | 1996 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 14 | 2024 | +94% | 1996 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 13 | 2024 | +21% | 1996 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 12 | 2024 | -40% | 1996 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 11 | 2024 | +135% | 1996 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | +173% | 1997 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 11 | 2024 | -33% | 1996 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2024 | +500% | 1998 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 10 | 2024 | -30% | 1997 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | -54% | 1996 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2024 | -68% | 1996 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 10 | 2024 | +57% | 1996 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 10 | 2024 | -6% | 1996 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | +120% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | +0% | 1996 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2024 | +11% | 1996 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 9 | 2024 | +925% | 1996 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 9 | 2024 | -50% | 1996 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 2024 | +18% | 1996 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | -61% | 1996 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2024 | +91% | 1996 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2024 | -14% | 1997 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | -5% | 1996 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -46% | 1996 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2024 | +8% | 1996 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 2024 | +122% | 1996 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 6 | 2023 | -22% | 1996 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2024 | +183% | 1996 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 6 | 2024 | -41% | 1996 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2023 | +100% | 1999 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2024 | +100% | 2012 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | +20% | 1996 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | +9% | 1996 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.