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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 22

Huntsville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Huntsville

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Huntsville 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae562025+3%1972
American RobinTurdidae472025+152%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342025-11%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae322025-18%1972
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae322025-50%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262025+42%1972
DickcisselCardinalidae262025-32%1972
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae242025-64%1972
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae212025+817%1972
Blue JayCorvidae202025+4%1972
European StarlingSturnidae192025-48%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192025+380%1972
American CrowCorvidae182025+39%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172025+194%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162025+51%1972
House SparrowPasseridae162025-79%1972
Brown ThrasherMimidae132025+169%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae112025-33%1972
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112025+108%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae112025+24%1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102025+169%1973
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae92025+650%1973
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025+867%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82025-6%1972
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+211%1974
Rock PigeonColumbidae72013-24%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025-5%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025+450%1972
Wood ThrushTurdidae72025+167%1972
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+36%1979
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+250%1974
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62025+65%1972
Purple MartinHirundinidae62025-51%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025-19%1972
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62025+122%1974
Bell's VireoVireonidae62025+175%1981
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+183%1973
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52025-50%1972
Kentucky WarblerParulidae52025+117%1976
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52025+167%1986

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