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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 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2016–2023Span
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Bird Species Found on Missouri Elmo

Top 40 of 80 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
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae792023-8%2018
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae732023+11%2018
American RobinTurdidae522023-17%2018
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae412023-61%2018
Mourning DoveColumbidae362023-40%2018
Northern CardinalCardinalidae252023+25%2018
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae212023-26%2018
House SparrowPasseridae212023+40%2018
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae212023+87%2018
DickcisselCardinalidae202023-47%2018
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192023-16%2018
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae122023-56%2018
Common GrackleIcteridae122023+160%2018
Rock PigeonColumbidae122021+100%2017
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae112023+86%2017
Turkey VultureCathartidae92023+15%2018
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82023+58%2018
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae82019+700%2018
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae72023+144%2018
Blue JayCorvidae72023-11%2018
European StarlingSturnidae72023-60%2018
KilldeerCharadriidae62023-6%2018
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52023-28%2018
American GoldfinchFringillidae52023-41%2018
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52023+100%2021
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae32023-43%2017
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32023-14%2018
American CrowCorvidae32023-9%2018
Common YellowthroatParulidae32023+91%2018
Gray CatbirdMimidae32023-8%2018
Brown ThrasherMimidae32023-40%2019
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32023-29%2019
Purple MartinHirundinidae32023-40%2019
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32023-25%2019
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22023-20%2018
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae22022-11%2018
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae22023+0%2018
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae22023+50%2018
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22021+100%2017
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22022+0%2017

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.