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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 22

Gerald Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 12 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
12Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2013–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Missouri Gerald

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gerald 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae542025+33%2015
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332025-30%2015
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae322025-54%2015
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae292025+121%2015
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262025-49%2015
Mourning DoveColumbidae252025-27%2015
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae252025-5%2015
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae252025-5%2015
American CrowCorvidae232025+11%2015
Tufted TitmouseParidae212025-10%2015
Blue JayCorvidae202025+0%2015
Field SparrowPasserellidae192025-44%2015
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae172025+25%2015
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae162025+0%2015
American RobinTurdidae152025-32%2015
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae142025+3%2016
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae132025+106%2015
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132025+3%2015
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132025-41%2015
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae132025+80%2015
Purple MartinHirundinidae112025+160%2016
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102025-23%2015
European StarlingSturnidae92025+53%2015
House SparrowPasseridae92025+19%2015
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae92025+0%2015
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82025-43%2015
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025-38%2015
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82025-48%2015
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025-47%2015
Turkey VultureCathartidae62025-42%2015
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62025-46%2015
Kentucky WarblerParulidae62025+36%2015
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62025+14%2015
Northern ParulaParulidae52025-30%2015
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025+4%2015
Rock PigeonColumbidae52025+25%2018
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae42025-37%2015
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42025+29%2015
Wood ThrushTurdidae42025+0%2015
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025+22%2017

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