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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 29 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 →
29Years 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
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 BlackbirdIcteridae1992025-40%1996
American RobinTurdidae712025-44%1996
DickcisselCardinalidae462025+22%1996
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae442025-58%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae402025+34%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae222025+95%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222025+21%1996
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae222025-23%1996
American CrowCorvidae212025+43%1996
Blue JayCorvidae202025+43%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae192025-49%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae192024+50%2017
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162025+80%1996
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae152025+38%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152025-45%1996
American GoldfinchFringillidae152025+154%1997
Common YellowthroatParulidae152025-54%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae142025+34%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae142025+25%1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae142025+129%2002
Field SparrowPasserellidae122025-48%1996
House SparrowPasseridae122025-45%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae112025-8%1996
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae112025-43%1996
Chimney SwiftApodidae92017-6%1996
Song SparrowPasserellidae82025-61%1996
Gray CatbirdMimidae82025-45%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72017+63%2011
Common GrackleIcteridae62025-85%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae62025+133%2001
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52025-11%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025+0%1996
Canada GooseAnatidae52025+62%2006
Rock PigeonColumbidae52016+75%2003
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae42023-52%1996
BobolinkIcteridae42025-39%1996
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae42024-50%1998
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42019+200%1997
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42016+100%2002
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024n/an/a

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