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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 26

Blodgett Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 12 survey years, still active.

79Species 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 →
12Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2013–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Blodgett

Top 40 of 79 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1872025-29%2015
Common GrackleIcteridae1132025+54%2015
Mourning DoveColumbidae902025-28%2015
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae862025+411%2016
European StarlingSturnidae812025+145%2015
Barn SwallowHirundinidae342025+50%2015
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322025-38%2015
KilldeerCharadriidae292025-35%2015
American RobinTurdidae282025-10%2015
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262025-35%2015
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae242025+33%2015
DickcisselCardinalidae232025-16%2015
House SparrowPasseridae212025-67%2015
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152025+76%2015
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152025-44%2015
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae142025-33%2015
Purple MartinHirundinidae132025-64%2015
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae122013n/an/a
Horned LarkAlaudidae122025-66%2015
Canada GooseAnatidae122018n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae112025-23%2017
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae92025+275%2017
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72025-65%2015
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72025-37%2015
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+4%2015
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-32%2015
Blue JayCorvidae52025+6%2015
Rock PigeonColumbidae42025+83%2015
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025+10%2015
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32025+83%2015
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32025+10%2015
House FinchFringillidae32025+11%2016
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32025-12%2015
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32024+0%2015
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32025+67%2015
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32025-22%2015
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae32015n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae22025+60%2015
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae22025-19%2015
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22025-21%2015

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