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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Pulaski Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

114Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2024Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Pulaski

Top 40 of 114 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 CardinalCardinalidae682024+48%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae302024-40%1976
American CrowCorvidae262024+164%1976
Blue JayCorvidae242024-42%1976
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212024-40%1976
American RobinTurdidae202024+15%1976
European StarlingSturnidae182024-28%1977
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae132024-59%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132024-47%1976
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132024-38%1976
Fish CrowCorvidae102024+317%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae92024+96%1976
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82024-5%1976
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72024+69%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72024-77%1976
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62024-89%1976
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024-28%1976
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62023-80%1976
Green HeronArdeidae62015+50%1977
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024+360%1980
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62024+43%1977
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52024-21%1976
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52023-26%1976
Common GrackleIcteridae52024-84%1976
American GoldfinchFringillidae52024+50%1977
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52021+200%1986
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52019-67%1987
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024+11%1976
Purple MartinHirundinidae42024-81%1976
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42024+133%1976
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024+100%1976
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42023-46%1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024+71%1986
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42024+0%2014
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32023+0%1976
DickcisselCardinalidae32024-60%1976
Tree SwallowHirundinidae32016+113%1986
Canada GooseAnatidae3202412×2011
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22024-20%1976
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22023-44%1979

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