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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 22

Luray Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 10 survey years, still active.

76Species 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2015–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Missouri Luray

Top 40 of 76 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1262025+8%2017
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae942025+168%2017
American RobinTurdidae502025-11%2017
Barn SwallowHirundinidae422025+47%2017
Common YellowthroatParulidae392025-25%2017
American CrowCorvidae372025+13%2017
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372025+56%2017
Mourning DoveColumbidae302025+8%2017
DickcisselCardinalidae302025+12%2017
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262025+53%2017
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae202025+119%2017
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae202025-22%2017
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae182025-48%2017
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae182025-21%2017
Warbling VireoVireonidae172025+92%2019
Blue JayCorvidae162025+35%2017
Song SparrowPasserellidae162025-62%2017
KilldeerCharadriidae152025+2%2017
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae142025+52%2017
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae122025+22%2017
European StarlingSturnidae112025+77%2018
Gray CatbirdMimidae112025-11%2017
Turkey VultureCathartidae92025-52%2018
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82025+0%2017
Purple MartinHirundinidae72025+33%2018
House SparrowPasseridae72025+8%2017
Horned LarkAlaudidae72023+167%2021
Field SparrowPasserellidae72025-47%2023
Rose-breasted GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+200%2017
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025-26%2017
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62025+0%2022
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae42025+57%2021
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025+20%2018
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025+325%2017
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42025-46%2017
Barred OwlStrigidae32025+100%2018
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32022+200%2015
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32025+167%2017
Chimney SwiftApodidae32019+200%2015
Common GrackleIcteridae32025-37%2017

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