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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Palace Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 12 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
12Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2013–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Palace

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Palace 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 BuntingCardinalidae602025+54%2015
American CrowCorvidae492025-22%2015
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372025+31%2015
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae352025+104%2015
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae302025+133%2015
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae242025+680%2017
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae222025+57%2015
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae222025-51%2016
Tufted TitmouseParidae212025+83%2015
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192025-3%2015
Wood ThrushTurdidae192025+29%2015
Blue JayCorvidae152025+104%2015
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152024+110%2015
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152025-13%2015
Turkey VultureCathartidae132025+164%2015
Purple MartinHirundinidae132025-44%2016
Mourning DoveColumbidae122025+31%2015
Common GrackleIcteridae122025-78%2015
American RobinTurdidae122025+4%2015
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102025-27%2016
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+78%2015
Field SparrowPasserellidae92025-19%2015
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae92025+7%2016
Northern ParulaParulidae82025+28%2016
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82016n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae72013n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+5%2016
European StarlingSturnidae72025+110%2016
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72025+31%2016
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025-21%2015
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+60%2016
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+10%2016
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025+243%2016
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52025+0%2016
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae42025-50%2015
Pine WarblerParulidae42025+27%2015
OvenbirdParulidae42025-50%2015
House SparrowPasseridae42025-71%2015
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42024+25%2019
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32025-38%2015

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