BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 22
Hamilton Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 10 survey years, no longer active.
73Species Recorded
10Years Surveyed
1972–1985Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Missouri Hamilton
Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 91 | 1985 | +21% | 1977 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 85 | 1985 | -17% | 1977 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 78 | 1985 | +77% | 1977 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 77 | 1985 | +33% | 1977 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 62 | 1985 | +29% | 1977 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 48 | 1985 | +33% | 1977 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 45 | 1985 | -25% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 44 | 1985 | +7% | 1977 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 40 | 1985 | +47% | 1977 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 31 | 1985 | +55% | 1977 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 27 | 1985 | +47% | 1978 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 24 | 1985 | +180% | 1977 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 23 | 1985 | 15× | 1978 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 22 | 1985 | +54% | 1977 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 20 | 1985 | +186% | 1980 | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Paridae | 19 | 1985 | +92% | 1978 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 17 | 1985 | 13× | 1978 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 1985 | +12% | 1977 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 14 | 1985 | +48% | 1977 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 13 | 1985 | +0% | 1977 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 10 | 1985 | +33% | 1977 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 10 | 1985 | +135% | 1977 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 1985 | +133% | 1977 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 9 | 1985 | +143% | 1978 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 8 | 1985 | +100% | 1977 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 7 | 1985 | +18% | 1977 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 1985 | +211% | 1977 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 1985 | +81% | 1977 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 7 | 1983 | n/a | n/a | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 1985 | -24% | 1980 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 5 | 1984 | -50% | 1977 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 5 | 1985 | +180% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 5 | 1985 | +275% | 1977 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 5 | 1985 | +38% | 1980 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 5 | 1981 | +150% | 1977 | |
| Gray Catbird | Mimidae | 4 | 1985 | -22% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 1985 | +60% | 1981 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1985 | +22% | 1981 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 1984 | -17% | 1978 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1985 | +100% | 1981 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.