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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 22

Dover Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 69 species recorded across 8 survey years, still active.

69Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2013–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Dover

Top 40 of 69 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dover 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
DickcisselCardinalidae462025-40%2018
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282025+29%2018
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae272025-68%2018
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae242025-4%2018
Purple MartinHirundinidae192025-12%2021
Common GrackleIcteridae162025-45%2021
American RobinTurdidae152025-47%2018
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132025-80%2018
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae102025-65%2018
American CrowCorvidae102025-6%2018
Northern CardinalCardinalidae92025-43%2018
Mourning DoveColumbidae82025-33%2018
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025-11%2018
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72025-43%2018
American GoldfinchFringillidae62025+50%2022
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52024+250%2016
European StarlingSturnidae52024+79%2021
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025+233%2022
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42013n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42023+300%2013
Field SparrowPasserellidae42025-62%2018
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42025-52%2022
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024+300%2022
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32025+20%2021
Horned LarkAlaudidae32025-9%2021
House SparrowPasseridae32025-84%2018
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32016+200%2013
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae32023-33%2016
Rock PigeonColumbidae32025n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae22025-77%2018
Blue JayCorvidae22025-55%2021
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae22022-33%2013
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae22025+0%2022
Tufted TitmouseParidae22025-50%2022
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22025+267%2018
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae22024+25%2021
Turkey VultureCathartidae12025+77%2021
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae12021+200%2016
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae12025+0%2013
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae12025-60%2016

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