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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Ironton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 9 survey years, no longer active.

77Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–1980Span
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Bird Species Found on Missouri Ironton

Top 40 of 77 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ironton 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
American CrowCorvidae431980+48%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae291980+104%1974
Blue JayCorvidae271980-36%1974
House SparrowPasseridae211980-44%1974
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae201980-14%1974
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae161980+59%1974
Summer TanagerCardinalidae161980+338%1974
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae161980-18%1974
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae161980+73%1974
American RobinTurdidae161980+9%1974
Common GrackleIcteridae151980-57%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae151980-22%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae141980-62%1974
Eastern TowheePasserellidae141980+59%1974
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae131980+36%1975
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae111980-8%1975
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae91980+38%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae81980-48%1974
Rock PigeonColumbidae71975+133%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae71980-24%1974
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae71980-39%1974
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae71980+36%1975
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae51980-76%1974
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae51980+140%1974
Field SparrowPasserellidae51980-57%1974
White-eyed VireoVireonidae51980+64%1974
OvenbirdParulidae51980+22%1975
Scarlet TanagerCardinalidae51980+100%1977
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae41980+29%1974
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae41980+43%1974
Northern MockingbirdMimidae41980-53%1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae41980-77%1974
Wood ThrushTurdidae41980+0%1974
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae41980+27%1974
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae41980-11%1975
Carolina ChickadeeParidae41980-33%1975
Kentucky WarblerParulidae41980+17%1975
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae41980n/an/a
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae31980-47%1974
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae31980-46%1974

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