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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Cascade Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 54 survey years, still active.

114Species 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 →
54Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
10Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Cascade

Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cascade 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 BuntingCardinalidae522025+29%1969
American CrowCorvidae462025-1%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae462025+433%2010
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae402025+194%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae392025+639%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae372025+75%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae362025-30%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae352025+153%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae332025+118%1969
Northern ParulaParulidae312025+279%1979
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae282025+197%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae282025+19%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae262025+130%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae262025+20%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae252025+85%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae232025-14%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae232025+196%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae202025+42%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae202025+152%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae19202515×1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae182025+91%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae182025+300%1969
European StarlingSturnidae172025+105%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172025-5%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae17202518×1986
Carolina ChickadeeParidae162025+206%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae142025+925%1983
Blue JayCorvidae132025+0%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae122025-16%1969
Kentucky WarblerParulidae112025+133%1970
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae92025+867%1970
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae92025+325%1982
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae92025+150%1982
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae92025+300%1983
Brown ThrasherMimidae82025-18%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae82025+133%1979
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+100%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025-76%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72025+280%1970
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72025+317%1976

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