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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 28 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2024Span
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
European StarlingSturnidae902024-35%1997
American CrowCorvidae552024+16%1997
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae402024+107%1997
Tufted TitmouseParidae302024-37%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae292024+8%1997
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae252024+588%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae252024-46%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae222024-61%1997
Field SparrowPasserellidae222024+167%1997
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae212024+85%2000
Common YellowthroatParulidae152024+200%2001
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132024+6%1997
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112024-36%1997
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae112024+100%2001
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae102024+29%1997
Blue JayCorvidae102024-24%1997
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72024+25%1997
American GoldfinchFringillidae72024+600%1997
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024+11%1997
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024+125%1997
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62024+22%1997
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62024+0%1997
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62023+117%2000
American RobinTurdidae62024-77%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024-49%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae52024-66%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52024-13%1997
Northern ParulaParulidae52024+100%1999
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52024+150%1997
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024-48%1997
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52024-80%1997
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae52019+146%2012
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42024-29%1997
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42022+70%1999
Kentucky WarblerParulidae42024+300%1999
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42024+117%1997
Wood ThrushTurdidae42024+33%1997
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42024+133%2002
KilldeerCharadriidae32024+43%1997
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32023-8%1998

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