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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Lincoln Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 7 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2013–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Lincoln

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lincoln 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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae492024+20%2019
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372024+19%2019
American CrowCorvidae322024+3%2019
Mourning DoveColumbidae312024-21%2019
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae292024-17%2019
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae242024+34%2019
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae212024+24%2019
House SparrowPasseridae212024+43%2019
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212024-39%2019
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae212024-3%2019
DickcisselCardinalidae202024-33%2019
Field SparrowPasserellidae192024-22%2019
European StarlingSturnidae18202413×2019
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae172024+92%2019
Blue JayCorvidae162024+16%2019
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162024+27%2019
Tufted TitmouseParidae162024-23%2019
American RobinTurdidae162024-33%2019
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152024-19%2019
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152024-20%2019
Summer TanagerCardinalidae152024-19%2019
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae152022n/an/a
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132024-22%2019
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132024+1%2019
Turkey VultureCathartidae122024-14%2019
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae122024-27%2019
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae122024+79%2019
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae122024+83%2019
Northern ParulaParulidae112024+18%2019
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae112024n/an/a
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae102024+19%2019
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae102024+42%2021
Bank SwallowHirundinidae102023+140%2019
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+130%2019
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82024+58%2019
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82024+67%2019
Kentucky WarblerParulidae82024+67%2019
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024-15%2019
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72024+40%2019
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024-26%2019

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