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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 22

Norborne Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 15 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2006–2023Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Norborne

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Norborne 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
DickcisselCardinalidae1312023-0%2008
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae982023+483%2008
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae742023-36%2008
European StarlingSturnidae602023+61%2008
Mourning DoveColumbidae532023-40%2008
Northern CardinalCardinalidae482023+225%2008
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae392023-31%2008
Barn SwallowHirundinidae362023+72%2008
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae352023-6%2008
Common GrackleIcteridae352023-25%2008
American RobinTurdidae332023+18%2008
Horned LarkAlaudidae312023+111%2008
American CrowCorvidae272023+700%2008
KilldeerCharadriidae162023+23%2008
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152023+52%2008
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae152023+7%2008
Purple MartinHirundinidae132023+68%2010
Brown ThrasherMimidae132023+63%2008
Lark SparrowPasserellidae12202314×2008
Rock PigeonColumbidae112023-43%2008
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae112023+625%2015
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae112023+42%2008
American GoldfinchFringillidae112023+68%2008
Blue JayCorvidae102023+100%2008
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102023+143%2015
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92023-8%2008
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae72023+89%2009
Field SparrowPasserellidae72023+218%2008
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62023-16%2008
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62023-52%2008
House SparrowPasseridae62023+36%2008
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae62023+300%2009
Wood DuckAnatidae62018+0%2011
Common YellowthroatParulidae62023+83%2011
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42023-36%2008
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42023+144%2009
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42023+0%2010
Yellow WarblerParulidae42021+0%2011
Warbling VireoVireonidae32023+160%2008
Canada GooseAnatidae32021-63%2016

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