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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Diamond Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 72 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.

72Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2015–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Diamond

Top 40 of 72 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Diamond 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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae342025+1%2018
Northern CardinalCardinalidae302025-1%2018
DickcisselCardinalidae232025-55%2018
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212025-49%2018
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae202025-1%2018
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae192025-20%2018
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172025-16%2018
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae152025-65%2018
Mourning DoveColumbidae132025-73%2018
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122025-8%2018
American GoldfinchFringillidae122025-62%2018
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122025-41%2018
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae112025-26%2018
American CrowCorvidae102025-73%2018
Common GrackleIcteridae102024-56%2018
Purple MartinHirundinidae102025-38%2018
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92025-78%2018
Common YellowthroatParulidae92025+39%2019
Field SparrowPasserellidae82025-40%2018
American RobinTurdidae82025-61%2018
Canada GooseAnatidae72025+171%2021
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72025-63%2018
Rock PigeonColumbidae62023-11%2017
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+33%2019
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025-44%2018
Blue JayCorvidae52025-37%2018
European StarlingSturnidae52025-72%2018
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52025-48%2018
KilldeerCharadriidae42025+9%2018
House SparrowPasseridae42025-16%2018
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42025-52%2018
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae42025+80%2019
MallardAnatidae32015n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae32025-46%2018
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32025-46%2019
Bell's VireoVireonidae32025-14%2018
Tufted TitmouseParidae32025-52%2018
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32025-6%2019
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22025-79%2018
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae22015n/an/a

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