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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 22

Kirksville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 28 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Kirksville

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

Species recorded on the Kirksville 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae952024-61%1996
DickcisselCardinalidae732024+15%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae652024+6%1996
House SparrowPasseridae612024-41%1996
American RobinTurdidae562024-58%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae452024+0%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae402024+54%1996
Canada GooseAnatidae402023+48%2006
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae352024-61%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae302024+13%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae262024-57%1996
European StarlingSturnidae242024-63%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae212024-86%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae192024+50%2017
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae172024-31%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae162024+54%1997
Purple MartinHirundinidae162024+57%2002
Blue JayCorvidae132024+18%1996
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae122024-8%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae122024-55%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122024+21%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae112024-61%1996
American CrowCorvidae112024-11%1996
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae102024-19%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae102024+183%2001
Chimney SwiftApodidae92017-6%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92024-13%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72023+88%1996
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae72024-60%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72023+140%1997
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72017+63%2011
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62023+171%1996
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52024+43%1999
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024+54%1996
Field SparrowPasserellidae52024-30%1996
Brown ThrasherMimidae52024-68%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae52016+75%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae42024-46%1996
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42023-52%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae42024-25%1996

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