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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 22

Frankford Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1985–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Frankford

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Frankford 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 BlackbirdIcteridae942024-80%1988
Turkey VultureCathartidae802024+657%1991
Mourning DoveColumbidae592024+1%1988
Northern CardinalCardinalidae592024+363%1988
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae452024+144%1988
European StarlingSturnidae382024-27%1988
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae362024-41%1988
Tufted TitmouseParidae362024+525%1988
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae312024+38%2021
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae292024-6%1988
DickcisselCardinalidae282024-11%1988
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae262024+400%2000
American RobinTurdidae262024-38%1988
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae252024+315%1988
Common YellowthroatParulidae242024-5%1988
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22202412×1988
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae212024-37%1988
American CrowCorvidae182024+69%1988
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae182024+688%1997
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae162024+129%1989
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae152024+159%1988
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152024-45%1988
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142024-33%1988
Common GrackleIcteridae132024-83%1988
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae132024+144%1988
KilldeerCharadriidae112024+282%1988
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102024+50%1988
Horned LarkAlaudidae102024-84%1988
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102024+314%1989
Gray CatbirdMimidae92024+167%1988
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92024+170%1988
Song SparrowPasserellidae92024+100%1989
Northern ParulaParulidae92024+700%1991
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae82024+113%1988
Blue JayCorvidae72024+47%1988
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72024+217%1989
Warbling VireoVireonidae72024+257%1988
House SparrowPasseridae72024-96%1988
Brown ThrasherMimidae72024-7%1988
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae72024+32%1988

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