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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 51 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
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 DoveColumbidae452024-8%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae412024+49%1972
American RobinTurdidae402024+135%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332024-11%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae282024-12%1972
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae282024-52%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae252024-8%1972
DickcisselCardinalidae252024-16%1972
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae232024-65%1972
American CrowCorvidae232024+45%1972
Blue JayCorvidae222024-6%1972
European StarlingSturnidae222024-48%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222024-3%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae202024+38%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae182024+567%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae182024+183%2014
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172024+183%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae162024+330%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152024+91%1972
House SparrowPasseridae152024-73%1972
Brown ThrasherMimidae132024+131%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122024+9%1972
Summer TanagerCardinalidae122024+133%1977
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112024+244%1974
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102024+750%1972
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92024+82%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82024-34%1972
Purple MartinHirundinidae82024-43%1973
Common YellowthroatParulidae8202412×1972
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae82024+215%1973
Orchard OrioleIcteridae82024+150%1974
Rock PigeonColumbidae72013-24%1972
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72024+58%1972
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72024+120%1977
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024-5%1972
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+133%1973
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024+183%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae62023+300%1974
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62024+625%1973
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52024+8%1972

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