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 Recorded
11Years Surveyed
2013–2024Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Missouri Palace
Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 86 | 2024 | +130% | 2015 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 85 | 2024 | +76% | 2015 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 34 | 2024 | +37% | 2015 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 31 | 2024 | +91% | 2015 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 29 | 2024 | +19% | 2015 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 27 | 2024 | -14% | 2015 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 23 | 2024 | -32% | 2015 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 20 | 2024 | +63% | 2016 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 20 | 2024 | -13% | 2016 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 19 | 2024 | +18% | 2015 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 18 | 2024 | +43% | 2015 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 17 | 2023 | +62% | 2015 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 15 | 2024 | +110% | 2015 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 14 | 2024 | +141% | 2015 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 14 | 2024 | +179% | 2015 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 14 | 2024 | +50% | 2015 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2024 | +139% | 2015 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 13 | 2024 | +224% | 2016 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 12 | 2024 | +5% | 2016 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | +53% | 2015 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2024 | +840% | 2017 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 10 | 2024 | +100% | 2016 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 9 | 2024 | +74% | 2016 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2024 | +5% | 2016 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | +144% | 2015 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 8 | 2024 | +50% | 2016 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | +186% | 2016 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 8 | 2016 | n/a | n/a | |
| Blue-winged Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | +50% | 2021 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2013 | n/a | n/a | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +100% | 2016 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2024 | -16% | 2016 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 6 | 2024 | +200% | 2015 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | +9% | 2015 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2024 | +11% | 2015 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | -13% | 2015 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | +60% | 2015 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 2015 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 4 | 2024 | +9% | 2015 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +25% | 2019 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.