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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Lincoln Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 8 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2013–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Lincoln

Top 40 of 96 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae542025+27%2019
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae432025+11%2019
American CrowCorvidae372025+4%2019
DickcisselCardinalidae302025-34%2019
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae292025+31%2019
House SparrowPasseridae282025+91%2019
Tufted TitmouseParidae272025-16%2019
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae252025-28%2019
Summer TanagerCardinalidae252025+21%2019
Mourning DoveColumbidae242025-9%2019
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae212025-20%2019
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae202025+7%2019
Blue JayCorvidae202025+28%2019
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae192025-11%2019
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae182025+113%2019
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae152025+54%2021
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae152022n/an/a
Field SparrowPasserellidae142025-28%2019
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae142025+22%2019
American RobinTurdidae142025-28%2019
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae132025+190%2019
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae132025-24%2019
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122025-35%2019
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae112024n/an/a
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102025-22%2019
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102025+9%2019
Northern ParulaParulidae102025+23%2019
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102025+11%2019
Bank SwallowHirundinidae102023+140%2019
European StarlingSturnidae9202513×2019
White-eyed VireoVireonidae92025+61%2019
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025-33%2019
Orchard OrioleIcteridae82025+25%2019
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae82025-35%2019
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82025-81%2021
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025+93%2019
House FinchFringillidae72025+220%2022
BobolinkIcteridae72025+133%2022
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+60%2019
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62025+57%2019

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