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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 22

Gildehouse Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 10 survey years, no longer active.

89Species 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1978–1989Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Gildehouse

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gildehouse 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
American RobinTurdidae551989+127%1980
Tufted TitmouseParidae511989+210%1980
Northern CardinalCardinalidae481989+75%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae441989-3%1980
Blue JayCorvidae321989+46%1980
Chimney SwiftApodidae291989+50%1980
American CrowCorvidae291989+127%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae281989+18%1980
European StarlingSturnidae271989+33%1980
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae271989+517%1981
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae251989+28%1980
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae241989+54%1980
Northern MockingbirdMimidae241989+89%1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae231989+21%1980
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae231989+12%1980
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae191989-3%1980
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae191989+42%1980
Field SparrowPasserellidae181989+26%1980
House SparrowPasseridae161989-24%1980
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae131989+300%1982
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae121989+114%1979
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae111989+83%1980
Purple MartinHirundinidae111989+133%1980
Rock PigeonColumbidae111989+50%1981
Eastern TowheePasserellidae101989-19%1980
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae81989+58%1981
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae81989+30%1980
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae81989-27%1980
Brown ThrasherMimidae81989-45%1980
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae71989+8%1980
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae71989+114%1983
Common YellowthroatParulidae61989-29%1980
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae51989-7%1980
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae51989-18%1980
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae51989+25%1982
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae41989-36%1980
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae41989+91%1980
Summer TanagerCardinalidae41989+200%1980
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae41989-50%1980
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae41989-38%1981

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