BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 22
Elmo Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 7 survey years, still active.
80Species Recorded
7Years Surveyed
2016–2023Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Missouri Elmo
Top 40 of 80 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 79 | 2023 | -8% | 2018 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 73 | 2023 | +11% | 2018 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 52 | 2023 | -17% | 2018 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 41 | 2023 | -61% | 2018 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 36 | 2023 | -40% | 2018 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 25 | 2023 | +25% | 2018 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 21 | 2023 | -26% | 2018 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 21 | 2023 | +40% | 2018 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 21 | 2023 | +87% | 2018 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 20 | 2023 | -47% | 2018 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 19 | 2023 | -16% | 2018 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 12 | 2023 | -56% | 2018 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 12 | 2023 | +160% | 2018 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 12 | 2021 | +100% | 2017 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 11 | 2023 | +86% | 2017 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 9 | 2023 | +15% | 2018 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2023 | +58% | 2018 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2019 | +700% | 2018 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2023 | +144% | 2018 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2023 | -11% | 2018 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 7 | 2023 | -60% | 2018 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 6 | 2023 | -6% | 2018 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 2023 | -28% | 2018 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2023 | -41% | 2018 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2023 | +100% | 2021 | |
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2023 | -43% | 2017 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2023 | -14% | 2018 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 3 | 2023 | -9% | 2018 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 3 | 2023 | +91% | 2018 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 3 | 2023 | -8% | 2018 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 2023 | -40% | 2019 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 3 | 2023 | -29% | 2019 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2023 | -40% | 2019 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 3 | 2023 | -25% | 2019 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2023 | -20% | 2018 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2022 | -11% | 2018 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 2 | 2023 | +0% | 2018 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2023 | +50% | 2018 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2021 | +100% | 2017 | |
| Tree Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2022 | +0% | 2017 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.