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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Centertown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Centertown

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Centertown 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 StarlingSturnidae782025+16%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae532025+80%1975
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae532025+111%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae502025-4%1975
Northern CardinalCardinalidae422025-13%1975
American RobinTurdidae372025+135%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae352025+153%1975
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae352025-69%1975
Tufted TitmouseParidae352025+66%1975
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae352025+238%2008
Barn SwallowHirundinidae342025+94%1975
Field SparrowPasserellidae272025+22%1975
DickcisselCardinalidae262025-44%1975
Blue JayCorvidae232025+29%1975
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae232025+367%1977
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae212025+29%1975
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae172025+460%1977
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae162025+123%1975
American GoldfinchFringillidae162025+200%1976
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae142025+110%1976
House SparrowPasseridae142025-52%1975
Summer TanagerCardinalidae142025+233%1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132025+375%1975
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132025+480%1975
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae132025+260%1985
Turkey VultureCathartidae122025+775%1979
American CrowCorvidae122025-67%1975
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae112025-79%1975
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae112025+283%1978
Rock PigeonColumbidae102019+30%1976
Purple MartinHirundinidae92025+18%1975
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92025+200%1975
Common YellowthroatParulidae92025+108%1977
Chimney SwiftApodidae72025+31%1976
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72025+85%1978
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025-11%1975
Common GrackleIcteridae62025-44%1975
Northern ParulaParulidae62025-18%1979
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62024+200%1995
Kentucky WarblerParulidae52025+200%1987

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