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 Recorded
51Years Surveyed
1967–2024Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Missouri Huntsville
Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 45 | 2024 | -8% | 1972 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 41 | 2024 | +49% | 1972 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 40 | 2024 | +135% | 1972 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 33 | 2024 | -11% | 1972 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 28 | 2024 | -12% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 28 | 2024 | -52% | 1972 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 25 | 2024 | -8% | 1972 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 25 | 2024 | -16% | 1972 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 23 | 2024 | -65% | 1972 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 23 | 2024 | +45% | 1972 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 22 | 2024 | -6% | 1972 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 22 | 2024 | -48% | 1972 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 22 | 2024 | -3% | 1972 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 20 | 2024 | +38% | 1972 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 18 | 2024 | +567% | 1972 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 18 | 2024 | +183% | 2014 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 17 | 2024 | +183% | 1972 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 2024 | +330% | 1972 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 15 | 2024 | +91% | 1972 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 15 | 2024 | -73% | 1972 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 13 | 2024 | +131% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 12 | 2024 | +9% | 1972 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2024 | +133% | 1977 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2024 | +244% | 1974 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2024 | +750% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | +82% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 8 | 2024 | -34% | 1972 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2024 | -43% | 1973 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | 12× | 1972 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 2024 | +215% | 1973 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | +150% | 1974 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 7 | 2013 | -24% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 7 | 2024 | +58% | 1972 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | +120% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | -5% | 1972 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +133% | 1973 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +183% | 1974 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 2023 | +300% | 1974 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 6 | 2024 | +625% | 1973 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2024 | +8% | 1972 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.