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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 44 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2025Span
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 CardinalCardinalidae392025+39%1977
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae342025-31%1977
Field SparrowPasserellidae292025+5%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae282025+83%1977
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae272025+373%1977
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae272025-61%1977
American CrowCorvidae242025-53%1977
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae232025+12%1977
Tufted TitmouseParidae182025-7%1977
American RobinTurdidae182025+6%1977
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172025+88%1977
American GoldfinchFringillidae162025+182%1978
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae142025-82%1977
Blue JayCorvidae142025+31%1977
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae142025+357%1977
Turkey VultureCathartidae122025+24%1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025+35%1977
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae122025-41%1979
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025-61%1977
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92025+118%1979
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92025-78%1977
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82025+217%1977
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025+5%1977
House SparrowPasseridae72025-71%1977
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+240%1978
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+0%1977
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-11%1978
Chimney SwiftApodidae52025-53%1978
DickcisselCardinalidae52025+125%1977
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52025+0%1977
Purple MartinHirundinidae52012+94%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52025-41%1977
European StarlingSturnidae52025+6%1978
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42025-52%1977
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+5%1977
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025+11%1977
Brown ThrasherMimidae42025-61%1978
Rock PigeonColumbidae42010+0%1994
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024-20%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae32025-88%1977

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