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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 22

House Springs Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 6 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 →
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 →
2017–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Missouri House Springs

Top 40 of 84 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 CardinalCardinalidae502024+14%2021
Tufted TitmouseParidae282024+28%2021
Mourning DoveColumbidae212024+9%2021
American CrowCorvidae192024+16%2021
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae152024+65%2021
American RobinTurdidae152024-41%2021
Wood ThrushTurdidae142024+66%2021
Blue JayCorvidae132024-10%2021
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae132024-30%2021
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132024+13%2021
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024-30%2021
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122024+27%2021
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae102024-12%2021
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92024+39%2021
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024-12%2021
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92024-40%2021
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024-46%2021
European StarlingSturnidae62024-6%2021
House FinchFringillidae62024-2%2021
Song SparrowPasserellidae62024-54%2021
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62024+29%2021
Chimney SwiftApodidae52023+17%2018
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024-27%2021
Tree SwallowHirundinidae52023+67%2017
Turkey VultureCathartidae42023+100%2017
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+16%2021
Common GrackleIcteridae42023+57%2018
Purple MartinHirundinidae42023+300%2017
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42024+33%2021
Canada GooseAnatidae42023-60%2018
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42023-44%2021
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42023+300%2021
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32024+300%2018
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32023-64%2018
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32024+13%2021
Brown ThrasherMimidae32024-64%2018
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32024-23%2021
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32024+18%2021
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+50%2022
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae32022n/an/a

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