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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Osage Beach Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

111Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1997–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Osage Beach

Top 40 of 111 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
European StarlingSturnidae1062025+381%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae722025+49%1999
Northern CardinalCardinalidae562025+55%1999
Tufted TitmouseParidae312025+27%1999
Blue JayCorvidae302025+200%1999
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae302025+517%2001
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae292025+329%1999
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae272025+30%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae252025+75%1999
American CrowCorvidae252025-57%1999
Field SparrowPasserellidae252025+62%1999
Northern ParulaParulidae252025+319%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae242025+197%1999
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232025+85%1999
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae232025+2%1999
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae212025+9%1999
Carolina ChickadeeParidae212025+173%1999
House SparrowPasseridae182025-24%1999
Turkey VultureCathartidae172025+56%1999
American RobinTurdidae172025-7%1999
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162025+28%1999
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae152025+21%1999
White-eyed VireoVireonidae152025+300%1999
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae152025+242%2018
American GoldfinchFringillidae142025+12%1999
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae142025+167%1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132025-12%1999
Summer TanagerCardinalidae132025+320%2001
Kentucky WarblerParulidae132025+100%2002
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae122025+71%1999
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122025-57%1999
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112025+213%2000
Wood ThrushTurdidae102025+150%1999
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+383%2001
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae82025+100%2001
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+26%1999
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82025+225%1999
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae72025+129%1999
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025+42%1999
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72025+160%2000

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