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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 22

House Springs Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 7 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2017–2025Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri House Springs

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the House Springs 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae582025+9%2021
Tufted TitmouseParidae392025+10%2021
Carolina ChickadeeParidae352025+10%2021
American CrowCorvidae332025-13%2021
American RobinTurdidae332025-28%2021
House FinchFringillidae302025+27%2021
Blue JayCorvidae262025+15%2021
House SparrowPasseridae252025+54%2021
Mourning DoveColumbidae232025-8%2021
European StarlingSturnidae222025-10%2021
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae202025-5%2021
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202025-35%2021
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162025-52%2021
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162025-40%2021
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae162025-18%2021
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae152025-12%2021
Song SparrowPasserellidae152025-46%2021
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152025+37%2021
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132025-44%2021
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae132025+0%2021
Tree SwallowHirundinidae132025+125%2018
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132025+100%2021
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae112025+44%2021
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae112025+5%2021
Turkey VultureCathartidae82025+300%2021
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025-52%2021
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82025+36%2021
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82025+14%2021
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae72025+167%2018
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72025+31%2021
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+117%2021
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+150%2023
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62025+133%2021
Northern ParulaParulidae62025-25%2021
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae62025+15%2021
Common GrackleIcteridae52025+100%2021
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52025-50%2021
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52025-12%2021
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025+9%2021
Wood ThrushTurdidae52025+0%2021

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