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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Hilda Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

84Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Hilda

Top 40 of 84 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hilda 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 CrowCorvidae402025-36%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae342025+8%1996
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae322025+7%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae222025+3%1996
Blue JayCorvidae192025+19%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae162025-3%1996
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae152025+136%1996
Field SparrowPasserellidae112025-47%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112025-42%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae112025-5%1996
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+21%1996
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82025-11%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025+20%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72025-22%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae62025+36%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025+110%1996
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae62021+120%1997
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62025+257%1996
Prairie WarblerParulidae42025-31%1996
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+25%1997
Pine WarblerParulidae42025+100%1998
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32025-22%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32025-36%1996
Northern ParulaParulidae32025-17%1997
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae32025+57%1997
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32025+0%2001
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32006+200%1999
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae32017+150%2007
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae22025-66%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae22024-50%1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae22019-20%2000
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae22018+0%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae22025+0%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae22025-82%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22025-64%1996
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22025-50%1997
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae22024+0%1998
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025+33%2007
Eastern TowheePasserellidae22016+100%2000
American RobinTurdidae22023-56%2004

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.