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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 22

Harrisonville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 45 species recorded across 6 survey years, still active.

45Species 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2017–2023Span
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Bird Species Found on Missouri Harrisonville

Top 40 of 45 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Harrisonville 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
Blue JayCorvidae202023+139%2019
American CrowCorvidae192023+196%2019
DickcisselCardinalidae162023-9%2018
Mourning DoveColumbidae132023+84%2019
Gray CatbirdMimidae122023+333%2018
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae102023+26%2019
Northern CardinalCardinalidae102023+79%2019
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92023-43%2019
Purple MartinHirundinidae82023-62%2019
House SparrowPasseridae82022+115%2018
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82023+113%2019
Great Blue HeronArdeidae72023+100%2019
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72023-34%2019
Canada GooseAnatidae72022+75%2019
Turkey VultureCathartidae62023+26%2019
American RobinTurdidae62023+38%2019
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52023+42%2019
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52023+188%2019
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52023+0%2019
Common GrackleIcteridae52022+350%2019
American GoldfinchFringillidae52023+650%2019
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae52023+56%2019
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42019+0%2017
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42021+33%2017
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42022+300%2019
Field SparrowPasserellidae32023+109%2019
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32019+50%2017
American KestrelFalconidae22023+50%2018
European StarlingSturnidae22023-62%2019
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22019+0%2017
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22023-21%2019
Common YellowthroatParulidae22021+100%2017
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22023-42%2019
Tufted TitmouseParidae22019+100%2017
KilldeerCharadriidae12023+200%2019
Barred OwlStrigidae12023-25%2019
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae12023-29%2019
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae12023-25%2018
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae12022-33%2019
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae12019+0%2017

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