BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24
Centertown Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.
108Species Recorded
50Years Surveyed
1973–2024Span
8Observers
Bird Species Found on Missouri Centertown
Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 178 | 2024 | +63% | 1975 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 44 | 2024 | +100% | 1975 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 44 | 2024 | +125% | 1975 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 34 | 2024 | +98% | 1975 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 25 | 2024 | -45% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 25 | 2024 | +96% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 22 | 2024 | -70% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 22 | 2024 | +327% | 1977 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 19 | 2024 | +18% | 1975 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 18 | 2024 | +206% | 2008 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 17 | 2024 | -28% | 1975 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 17 | 2024 | +13% | 1975 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2024 | -20% | 1975 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 2024 | +413% | 1975 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 16 | 2024 | -41% | 1975 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 15 | 2024 | -80% | 1975 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 14 | 2024 | +500% | 1979 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 12 | 2024 | -51% | 1975 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 12 | 2024 | +131% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 11 | 2024 | +107% | 1975 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | -4% | 1975 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 10 | 2024 | -46% | 1975 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 2024 | +260% | 1975 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 10 | 2019 | +30% | 1976 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 10 | 2024 | +108% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | +39% | 1978 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 8 | 2023 | +25% | 1976 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 8 | 2024 | -60% | 1975 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 7 | 2024 | -6% | 1975 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 7 | 2024 | -14% | 1975 | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2022 | +133% | 1987 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | -17% | 1975 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | +200% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 6 | 2022 | +143% | 1976 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 2024 | +200% | 1995 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2024 | +300% | 1992 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | +90% | 1976 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2023 | -72% | 1975 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2024 | +146% | 1976 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2024 | +60% | 1998 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.