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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 33 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1985–2025Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae1182025-76%1988
DickcisselCardinalidae682025+9%1988
Mourning DoveColumbidae582025+8%1988
Northern CardinalCardinalidae572025+409%1988
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae562025+116%1988
Turkey VultureCathartidae532025+657%1991
Tufted TitmouseParidae432025+667%1988
American RobinTurdidae392025-26%1988
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae382025-37%1988
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae372025+7%1988
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae342025-42%1988
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae332025+609%2000
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae302025+65%2021
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae272025+400%1988
European StarlingSturnidae252025-6%1988
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae232025+235%1988
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232025-37%1988
Field SparrowPasserellidae222025-39%1988
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae21202512×1988
Common YellowthroatParulidae212025+5%1988
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae192025+111%1988
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae192025+78%1988
Horned LarkAlaudidae172025-79%1988
Blue JayCorvidae172025+21%1988
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae162025+600%1997
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae162025-10%1988
American CrowCorvidae142025+92%1988
KilldeerCharadriidae132025+318%1988
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae132025+0%2000
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132025+400%1989
American GoldfinchFringillidae122025+44%1988
Gray CatbirdMimidae122025+189%1988
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112025+250%1989
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92025+64%1988
House SparrowPasseridae92025-93%1988
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae92025+106%1988
Common GrackleIcteridae82025-88%1988
Brown ThrasherMimidae82025-14%1988
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae82025+64%1989
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+175%1988

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