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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 22

Laclede Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
31Years 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
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Laclede

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Laclede 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
European StarlingSturnidae1202025+103%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae772025-63%1996
DickcisselCardinalidae512025-55%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae492025+22%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae442025+744%1999
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae412025-60%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae352025+66%1996
American RobinTurdidae312025-70%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae282025+154%1996
American CrowCorvidae202025-4%1996
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae192025-35%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182025-13%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae172025-71%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae172025+22%1996
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae152025-52%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae122025-26%1996
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae122025+52%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae112025-74%1996
House SparrowPasseridae112025-82%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112025+190%1997
Bank SwallowHirundinidae112010+300%2003
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102025+33%1997
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102025+90%2009
BobolinkIcteridae92025+0%1997
Gray CatbirdMimidae92025+69%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+18%1997
Blue JayCorvidae82025-70%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae72025-79%1996
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025-23%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72025+114%1998
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae72025n/an/a
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62025-57%1996
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62024-71%1996
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+0%1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-74%1996
Brown ThrasherMimidae62025+4%1996
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62023+350%2001
Warbling VireoVireonidae52025-13%1996
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42022+300%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42025+7%1996

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