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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 22

Elmo Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 8 survey years, still active.

81Species 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 →
2016–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Missouri Elmo

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Elmo 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
American RobinTurdidae862025-7%2018
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae602025+20%2018
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae452025+5%2018
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae352025-73%2018
Mourning DoveColumbidae232025-37%2018
Northern CardinalCardinalidae142025+27%2018
DickcisselCardinalidae132025-59%2018
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112025-31%2018
American CrowCorvidae72025-18%2018
European StarlingSturnidae72023-60%2018
Common YellowthroatParulidae72025+73%2018
House SparrowPasseridae72025+3%2018
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72025+51%2018
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae62025+90%2018
Common GrackleIcteridae62025+125%2018
Tree SwallowHirundinidae62025+167%2018
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52025+100%2018
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-39%2018
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52025-6%2018
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52023+100%2021
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52025+400%2018
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+58%2018
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-63%2018
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42025-22%2018
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32023-14%2018
Gray CatbirdMimidae32025-33%2018
Brown ThrasherMimidae32023-40%2019
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32025+50%2019
Purple MartinHirundinidae32023-40%2019
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32023-25%2019
KilldeerCharadriidae22025-28%2018
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22023-20%2018
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22025-46%2019
Blue JayCorvidae22025-22%2018
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae22025-66%2018
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae22025+50%2019
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22025-40%2018
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22021+100%2017
Yellow WarblerParulidae22021+100%2017
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22023+0%2018

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