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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Peace Valley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Peace Valley

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Peace Valley 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae422024+38%1977
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae362024-29%1977
Field SparrowPasserellidae312024-7%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae302024-55%1977
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae222024+0%1977
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae202024+273%1977
American RobinTurdidae192024+2%1977
American CrowCorvidae182024-46%1977
European StarlingSturnidae182024+106%1978
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae172024-51%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae142024+44%1977
Blue JayCorvidae132024+31%1977
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122024+186%1977
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112024+32%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112024-71%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024-26%1977
Tufted TitmouseParidae112024+0%1977
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102024-10%1977
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102024+18%1977
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92024+11%1977
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82024-85%1977
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82024+55%1979
Common GrackleIcteridae82024-81%1977
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82024-62%1979
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024-6%1977
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024+26%1978
DickcisselCardinalidae62024+217%1977
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62024+220%1978
American GoldfinchFringillidae52024+118%1978
Purple MartinHirundinidae52012+94%1977
Northern ParulaParulidae52024+183%1978
Brown ThrasherMimidae52024-71%1978
KilldeerCharadriidae42024-43%1977
House SparrowPasseridae42023-67%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42024-44%1977
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42024+14%1977
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae42022+150%1983
Rock PigeonColumbidae42010+0%1994
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42023+100%2008
Turkey VultureCathartidae32024-6%1977

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