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 Recorded
47Years Surveyed
1967–2023Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Missouri Handley
Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 520 | 2023 | 14× | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 41 | 2023 | +123% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 38 | 2023 | +35% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 35 | 2023 | +39% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 33 | 2023 | +73% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 27 | 2023 | -24% | 1969 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 26 | 2023 | +46% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2023 | +78% | 1969 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 2023 | -17% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 15 | 2023 | +70% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 14 | 2023 | -82% | 1969 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 13 | 2023 | +91% | 1969 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 13 | 2023 | +35% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 11 | 2023 | -41% | 1969 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 11 | 2023 | -66% | 1969 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 7 | 2023 | +213% | 1971 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 7 | 2023 | -31% | 1969 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 7 | 2023 | +283% | 1971 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 7 | 2023 | +169% | 2008 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 6 | 2023 | -90% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 6 | 2023 | -80% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2023 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2023 | +400% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | +67% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2023 | -46% | 1969 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 1967 | n/a | n/a | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2023 | -73% | 1969 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2023 | -71% | 1969 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2023 | +113% | 1970 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2023 | -55% | 2021 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2023 | +150% | 1970 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2023 | +15% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 4 | 2023 | +0% | 1969 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 4 | 2023 | +183% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 2023 | -68% | 1969 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2023 | +40% | 1974 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | +17% | 1972 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | +0% | 1984 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 4 | 2018 | +18% | 2004 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2023 | +46% | 1970 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.