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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 56 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 →
56Years 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
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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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1202025-38%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae98202524×1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae932025-0%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae592025+24%1969
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae522025+550%1980
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae512025+233%1969
House SparrowPasseridae492025-67%1969
European StarlingSturnidae472025-68%1969
American RobinTurdidae442025+142%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae382025+471%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae372025-1%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae342025+212%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae312025-82%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae272025+119%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae242025+3%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae212025+683%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae212025-13%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae182025+488%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae182025-22%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae162025-66%1969
House FinchFringillidae132025+511%1993
Tufted TitmouseParidae122025+53%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025+108%1969
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025+363%1971
Blue JayCorvidae82025+10%1969
American CrowCorvidae82025-27%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72025-80%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72025-54%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025-27%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025+69%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025+400%1978
American KestrelFalconidae72025+300%1979
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025+50%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+100%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62025+233%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62018+50%1977
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025+700%1971
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52025+38%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52024+150%1974
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+400%1990

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