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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 22

Madison Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1971–2024Span
11Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Madison

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Madison 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
European StarlingSturnidae1582024+317%1973
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae1092024-43%1973
DickcisselCardinalidae952024-23%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae752024-1%1973
American RobinTurdidae732024+33%1973
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae722024-67%1973
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae562024+63%1973
House SparrowPasseridae562024-70%1973
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae482024+27%1973
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae472024+22%1973
Northern CardinalCardinalidae412024+23%1973
American CrowCorvidae382024+102%1973
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae232024-70%1973
Common YellowthroatParulidae232024-51%1974
Horned LarkAlaudidae212024-27%1973
American GoldfinchFringillidae202024+107%1973
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae172024+19%1973
Blue JayCorvidae162024+5%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152024-56%1973
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae152024+11%2022
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142024-36%1973
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142024-18%1973
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112024+233%1975
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae112024+39%1974
KilldeerCharadriidae112024+188%1975
Tufted TitmouseParidae102024-21%1974
Brown ThrasherMimidae92024-35%1973
Song SparrowPasserellidae92024+275%1980
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82024+229%1973
Gray CatbirdMimidae82024-29%1973
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82024+150%1976
American KestrelFalconidae82024+22%1981
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+57%1974
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72024+46%1976
Warbling VireoVireonidae72024+38%1976
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae72022+60%1994
Field SparrowPasserellidae62024-87%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024+875%1974
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+80%1973
Chimney SwiftApodidae52022-32%1975

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