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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 22

Luray Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.

73Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2015–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Missouri Luray

Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Luray 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1012024+7%2017
American RobinTurdidae452024-23%2017
Barn SwallowHirundinidae422024+25%2017
DickcisselCardinalidae312024+24%2017
House SparrowPasseridae312024+25%2017
Mourning DoveColumbidae292024+23%2017
European StarlingSturnidae262024+164%2018
Common YellowthroatParulidae242024-25%2017
American CrowCorvidae222024+29%2017
Northern CardinalCardinalidae222024+31%2017
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae182024-28%2017
KilldeerCharadriidae172024+0%2017
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae162024-49%2017
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae162024-13%2017
Song SparrowPasserellidae152024-63%2017
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae142024+71%2017
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae142024+37%2017
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112024+26%2017
Blue JayCorvidae92024+15%2017
Purple MartinHirundinidae82024+0%2018
Warbling VireoVireonidae72024+31%2019
Horned LarkAlaudidae72023+167%2021
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62024+48%2017
Gray CatbirdMimidae62024-43%2017
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024-39%2017
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52023+217%2017
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52024-14%2017
American GoldfinchFringillidae42024+313%2017
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae42024+125%2017
Tufted TitmouseParidae42024+20%2019
Turkey VultureCathartidae42024-28%2018
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42024+150%2018
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32022+200%2015
Chimney SwiftApodidae32019+200%2015
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32024+33%2018
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024+117%2019
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22023+0%2016
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22022+0%2016
Barred OwlStrigidae22023+50%2018
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae22024+114%2021

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