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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 26

Cp Girardeau Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 55 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Missouri Cp Girardeau

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

Species recorded on the Cp Girardeau 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae112202422×1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1042024-28%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae702024-16%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae652024+26%1969
House SparrowPasseridae632024-66%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae612024-9%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae552024+222%1969
American RobinTurdidae492024+137%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae352024+282%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae322024+123%1969
European StarlingSturnidae272024-54%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae222024+84%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae212024-4%1969
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae212024+193%1980
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae182024+550%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae182024+50%1969
House FinchFringillidae182024+522%1993
KilldeerCharadriidae162024+467%1969
American CrowCorvidae152024-9%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142024-18%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112024-73%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae102024-83%1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae92024+114%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae92024-14%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92024+733%1971
Blue JayCorvidae82024+23%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae82024-33%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024+46%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72024-66%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae72024-83%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae72024+388%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024+250%2003
American KestrelFalconidae72024+240%1979
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024+20%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae62024+133%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62018+50%1977
Warbling VireoVireonidae52023+29%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52024+75%1974
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52024+150%1974
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024+300%1969

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