BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24
Crane Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.
99Species Recorded
24Years Surveyed
1994–2024Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Missouri Crane
Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 67 | 2024 | +56% | 2005 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 47 | 2024 | -4% | 1996 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 46 | 2024 | +1% | 1996 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 42 | 2024 | -20% | 1996 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 24 | 2024 | +29% | 1996 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 22 | 2024 | +88% | 1996 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 22 | 2024 | -59% | 1996 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 17 | 2024 | +22% | 1996 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 17 | 2024 | +67% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 16 | 2024 | -24% | 1996 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 15 | 2024 | -20% | 1996 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 12 | 2024 | +19% | 1996 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 11 | 2024 | +417% | 1996 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 11 | 2024 | -43% | 1996 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 11 | 2024 | -73% | 1996 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | -87% | 1996 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2024 | +59% | 1996 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 9 | 2024 | -38% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | -88% | 1996 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 9 | 2024 | +30% | 1996 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 9 | 2024 | -69% | 1996 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 8 | 2024 | +100% | 1996 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | -80% | 1996 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2024 | +450% | 1996 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2024 | +233% | 1996 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 2024 | +70% | 1996 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | -85% | 1996 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 6 | 2024 | -63% | 1996 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 2024 | -54% | 1996 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2022 | +71% | 2003 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | -76% | 1996 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +88% | 1997 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2024 | +4% | 1996 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 4 | 2024 | -76% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -76% | 1996 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2024 | -56% | 1996 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | -64% | 1996 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | -30% | 1996 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | -74% | 1996 | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | +17% | 1998 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.