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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 22

Kearney Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Kearney

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kearney 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 CardinalCardinalidae582025+324%1996
European StarlingSturnidae492025-33%1996
American RobinTurdidae442025+55%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae372025+346%1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae292025+308%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae282025+43%1996
DickcisselCardinalidae272025+60%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae222025+113%1996
Blue JayCorvidae202025+97%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae202025+380%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192025+62%1996
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae192025+418%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae192025+289%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152025-73%1996
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae152025-78%1996
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae152025+567%1996
Canada GooseAnatidae142025-62%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142025+11%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132025+192%1996
House SparrowPasseridae122025-62%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae102025-82%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae102025-11%1997
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102025+113%1999
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92025+73%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae92025+325%1999
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae82025+10%1996
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025+163%1997
American GoldfinchFringillidae82025+67%1996
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72025+178%1996
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae72025+180%2019
Brown ThrasherMimidae62025-29%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+62%1999
Warbling VireoVireonidae52025-8%1997
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52018+100%2000
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52025+100%2000
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+175%2011
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025-36%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025-14%1996
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42025+71%1996
Field SparrowPasserellidae42025-40%1996

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