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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Crane Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Crane

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Crane 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae522025-14%1996
American CrowCorvidae462025-18%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae432025+77%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae412025-27%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae362025+56%2005
Tufted TitmouseParidae342025-29%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae282025+44%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae212025+3%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae182025+42%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172025-80%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162025+55%1996
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae162025-81%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae162025-2%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152025-64%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae132025-56%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae132025-64%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025-59%1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae112025+533%1996
White-eyed VireoVireonidae112025+350%1996
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112025+61%1996
American RobinTurdidae112025-60%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92025+65%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82025-67%1996
Blue JayCorvidae82025-33%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae82025-86%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82025+46%1996
Northern ParulaParulidae82025-30%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82025-39%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82025-46%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72025+53%1996
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+178%1996
European StarlingSturnidae62025-57%1996
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62025+70%1996
Field SparrowPasserellidae62025-87%1996
House SparrowPasseridae62025-57%1996
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62022+71%2003
Kentucky WarblerParulidae52025-50%1996
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+70%1996
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025-39%1997
DickcisselCardinalidae42025-77%1996

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