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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Pulaski Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 117 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

117Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Pulaski

Top 40 of 117 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pulaski 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 CardinalCardinalidae852025+70%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae412025-32%1976
American CrowCorvidae302025+177%1976
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202025+16%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae192025-42%1976
Tufted TitmouseParidae192025+96%1976
Blue JayCorvidae172025-38%1976
Fish CrowCorvidae162025+483%1989
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae142025-80%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132025-46%1976
American RobinTurdidae132025-2%1976
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112025-22%1976
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82025-48%1976
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025+92%1976
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025+100%1976
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024-28%1976
Green HeronArdeidae62015+50%1977
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52025+0%1976
Common GrackleIcteridae52024-84%1976
American GoldfinchFringillidae52024+50%1977
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52025-65%1976
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+340%1980
European StarlingSturnidae52025-43%1977
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52019-67%1987
Black-billed CuckooCuculidae52025+0%2022
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024+11%1976
Purple MartinHirundinidae42024-81%1976
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42025+89%1976
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42023-46%1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024+71%1986
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+13%2014
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-69%1976
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32023+0%1976
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32025-80%1976
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32025-55%1976
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32016+113%1986
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae32025+0%1977
Canada GooseAnatidae3202412×2011
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22024-20%1976
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22025-47%1976

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