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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 22

Emden Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 7 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
2017–2024Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Emden

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Emden 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1402024+43%2019
Mourning DoveColumbidae1012024+33%2019
European StarlingSturnidae1012024+201%2019
Northern CardinalCardinalidae732024+57%2019
American RobinTurdidae642024+9%2019
Barn SwallowHirundinidae562024+64%2019
House SparrowPasseridae522024+44%2019
American CrowCorvidae512024-5%2019
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae502024+30%2019
DickcisselCardinalidae472024+27%2019
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae462024+49%2019
Blue JayCorvidae382024+110%2019
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae332024+84%2019
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae322024-5%2019
KilldeerCharadriidae292024+37%2019
Field SparrowPasserellidae282024+6%2019
Common YellowthroatParulidae272024+36%2019
Rock PigeonColumbidae252023-20%2021
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae242024+269%2019
Gray CatbirdMimidae242024+90%2019
Tufted TitmouseParidae242024+56%2019
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae232024+18%2019
Song SparrowPasserellidae232024-37%2019
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae222024+20%2019
Purple MartinHirundinidae202024+108%2021
Common GrackleIcteridae192024-5%2019
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182024-7%2019
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae142024+31%2019
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024+0%2019
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae112023+9%2018
Brown ThrasherMimidae112024+17%2019
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102024-4%2019
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102024+100%2019
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+44%2019
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae102024+93%2019
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102024n/an/a
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae92024+60%2019
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92024-10%2019
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82024+500%2019
Canada GooseAnatidae82022+29%2019

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