BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Hilda Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

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
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae442024+29%1996
American CrowCorvidae422024-34%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae352024+0%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae192024+0%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae142024+229%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae132024+12%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112024-40%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102024+160%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae82024+0%1996
Field SparrowPasserellidae82024-45%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82024+5%1996
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82024+79%1996
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae72024+57%1997
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae62021+120%1997
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62024+19%1996
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62024-44%1997
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-69%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024-49%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52024-55%1996
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52024+0%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52024-59%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae42024+40%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42024-34%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42024-7%1996
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+25%1997
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32023-62%1996
Blue JayCorvidae32024-23%1996
Pine WarblerParulidae32024+40%1998
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32006+200%1999
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae32017+150%2007
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22024+22%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae22024-50%1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae22019-20%2000
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae22018+0%1996
Prairie WarblerParulidae22024-31%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae22024-71%1996
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae22024+0%1998
Eastern TowheePasserellidae22016+100%2000
American RobinTurdidae22023-56%2004
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae22004n/an/a

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