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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Bland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Bland

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bland 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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae402025+133%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae272025-41%1997
Field SparrowPasserellidae262025+257%1997
American CrowCorvidae242025-4%1997
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae202025+713%1997
Tufted TitmouseParidae202025-26%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae142025-60%1997
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae132025+36%1997
Common YellowthroatParulidae122025+357%2001
European StarlingSturnidae112025-32%1997
Blue JayCorvidae102025-20%1997
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102025+83%1997
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102025+200%2001
American RobinTurdidae92025-72%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae82025-28%1997
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82025-11%1997
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82025-41%1997
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82025+42%1997
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025-26%1997
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72025+200%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025+63%1997
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72025+41%1997
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+233%2005
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025-29%1997
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025+95%2000
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-21%1997
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52025+80%1998
American GoldfinchFringillidae52025+733%1997
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025+150%1997
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52019+146%2012
KilldeerCharadriidae42025+57%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-46%1997
Northern ParulaParulidae42025+143%1999
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42025+33%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025+67%1999
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32023-8%1998
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025+20%1998
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32025+38%1997
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-65%1997
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32025-46%1997

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