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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Osage Beach Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

110Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1997–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Osage Beach

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Osage Beach 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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae762024+48%1999
Northern CardinalCardinalidae612024+51%1999
American CrowCorvidae432024-54%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae412024+208%1999
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae402024-51%1999
Tufted TitmouseParidae372024+82%1999
Blue JayCorvidae322024+164%1999
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae322024+39%1999
Field SparrowPasserellidae312024+71%1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae302024+2%1999
White-eyed VireoVireonidae302024+319%1999
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae292024+54%1999
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae272024-27%1999
Wood ThrushTurdidae262024+155%1999
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae26202113×2017
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae252024+10%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae242024+73%1999
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae232024+32%1999
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae232024+178%1999
American RobinTurdidae232024+2%1999
Carolina ChickadeeParidae192024+132%1999
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae192024+483%2001
Northern ParulaParulidae182024+281%1999
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae172024+307%1999
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae162024+57%1999
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae122024+43%1999
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae122024+238%1999
European StarlingSturnidae122024+4%2000
American GoldfinchFringillidae112024+5%1999
Turkey VultureCathartidae102024+34%1999
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae102024+200%1999
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102024+100%2000
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102024+310%2001
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92024+26%1999
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024-22%1999
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72024+271%2000
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72024+317%2002
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024+42%1999
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62024+250%1999
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae62024+400%2012

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