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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Handley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

111Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2023Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Handley

Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Handley 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
European StarlingSturnidae520202314×1969
American CrowCorvidae412023+123%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae382023+35%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae352023+39%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332023+73%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae272023-24%1969
American RobinTurdidae262023+46%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae172023+78%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae162023-17%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae152023+70%1969
House SparrowPasseridae142023-82%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132023+91%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae132023+35%1969
Blue JayCorvidae112023-41%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112023-66%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae72023+213%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72023-31%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae72023+283%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72023+169%2008
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62023-90%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae62023-80%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62023+0%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62023+400%1972
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52023+67%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52023-46%1969
Song SparrowPasserellidae51967n/an/a
DickcisselCardinalidae52023-73%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae52023-71%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52023+113%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52023-55%2021
KilldeerCharadriidae42023+150%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42023+15%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42023+0%1969
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42023+183%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42023-68%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42023+40%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae42023+17%1972
Northern ParulaParulidae42023+0%1984
Canada GooseAnatidae42018+18%2004
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32023+46%1970

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