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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 11 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 →
11Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2013–2024Span
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
Tufted TitmouseParidae862024+130%2015
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae852024+76%2015
Mourning DoveColumbidae342024+37%2015
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae312024+91%2015
Northern CardinalCardinalidae292024+19%2015
American CrowCorvidae272024-14%2015
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232024-32%2015
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae202024+63%2016
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae202024-13%2016
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192024+18%2015
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae182024+43%2015
American GoldfinchFringillidae172023+62%2015
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152024+110%2015
Turkey VultureCathartidae142024+141%2015
Blue JayCorvidae142024+179%2015
Wood ThrushTurdidae142024+50%2015
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae132024+139%2015
European StarlingSturnidae132024+224%2016
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae122024+5%2016
Pine WarblerParulidae112024+53%2015
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae112024+840%2017
Northern ParulaParulidae102024+100%2016
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92024+74%2016
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92024+5%2016
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82024+144%2015
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82024+50%2016
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024+186%2016
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae82016n/an/a
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae82024+50%2021
House FinchFringillidae72013n/an/a
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+100%2016
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024-16%2016
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62024+200%2015
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52024+9%2015
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52024+11%2015
Field SparrowPasserellidae42024-13%2015
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42024+60%2015
Brown ThrasherMimidae42024+0%2015
American RobinTurdidae42024+9%2015
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42024+25%2019

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