BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 22

Lucerne Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 72 species recorded across 5 survey years, still active.

Bird Species Found on Missouri Lucerne

Top 40 of 72 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lucerne 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1062021+1%2017
DickcisselCardinalidae892021+160%2017
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae692021+24%2017
American CrowCorvidae662021+68%2017
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae652021-14%2018
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae572021+54%2017
Mourning DoveColumbidae552021+56%2017
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae502021-49%2017
Blue JayCorvidae452021+143%2017
Barn SwallowHirundinidae452021-22%2017
BobolinkIcteridae452021+125%2018
American RobinTurdidae422021+68%2017
Common YellowthroatParulidae41202112×2017
Turkey VultureCathartidae402021+471%2018
Field SparrowPasserellidae362021-25%2017
American GoldfinchFringillidae342021-19%2017
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae332021+184%2017
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae29202129×2016
European StarlingSturnidae292021+85%2017
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae252021+400%2018
Gray CatbirdMimidae242021+258%2017
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae232021+275%2017
Common GrackleIcteridae202021+29%2017
House SparrowPasseridae202021-29%2017
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162021+52%2017
Northern CardinalCardinalidae142021+26%2017
Brown ThrasherMimidae142021+160%2017
KilldeerCharadriidae132021-50%2017
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae132021+750%2017
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae132021+550%2018
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae122021+46%2017
Warbling VireoVireonidae92021+333%2017
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82021+700%2017
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72021-68%2019
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62021+100%2017
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62021+500%2017
Henslow's SparrowPasserellidae62021+100%2019
Tufted TitmouseParidae62021+100%2019
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52021+533%2017
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42021+125%2017

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