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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 26

Blodgett Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 11 survey years, still active.

76Species 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 →
11Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2013–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Blodgett

Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Blodgett 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2722024-17%2015
European StarlingSturnidae1472024+90%2015
Barn SwallowHirundinidae962024+61%2015
Mourning DoveColumbidae932024-25%2015
Common GrackleIcteridae752024+23%2015
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae432024+282%2016
Purple MartinHirundinidae422024-67%2015
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae342024+81%2015
Northern CardinalCardinalidae302024-34%2015
American RobinTurdidae292024-7%2015
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222024-23%2015
House SparrowPasseridae182024-47%2015
DickcisselCardinalidae162024+14%2015
KilldeerCharadriidae132024-32%2015
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae132024-23%2015
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132024-39%2015
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae122013n/an/a
Canada GooseAnatidae122018n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae112024-49%2017
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82024+13%2015
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62024+111%2015
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52024+67%2015
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52024+44%2015
Blue JayCorvidae52024+22%2015
American GoldfinchFringillidae52024-13%2015
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52024-29%2015
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42024+30%2015
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024+7%2015
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42024-61%2015
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42024+0%2015
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42024+75%2017
Rock PigeonColumbidae32024+100%2015
American KestrelFalconidae32024+60%2015
House FinchFringillidae32024+56%2016
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024+0%2015
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32024-42%2015
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae32015n/an/a
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22023-13%2015
Song SparrowPasserellidae22022-67%2015
Eastern TowheePasserellidae22024+33%2015

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