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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Reeds Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
48Years 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
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Reeds

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Reeds 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1072025-24%1976
Northern CardinalCardinalidae672025+73%1976
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae472025-54%1976
Canada GooseAnatidae472025+103%1997
DickcisselCardinalidae392025-79%1976
American CrowCorvidae322025+97%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae282025-49%1976
Cedar WaxwingBombycillidae282019+380%1993
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae242025-86%1976
American RobinTurdidae172025-38%1976
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae171995+15%1990
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152025-62%1976
House SparrowPasseridae112023-94%1976
Blue JayCorvidae102025+617%1976
Tufted TitmouseParidae92025+183%1976
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92025+100%1976
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae91995n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82025-30%2013
Fish CrowCorvidae82023+33%2008
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025+100%1976
American GoldfinchFringillidae72025+0%1987
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae72025+180%1992
Horned LarkAlaudidae62023-67%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025+56%1977
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52023-40%1976
Common GrackleIcteridae52025-97%1976
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52025-84%1976
Field SparrowPasserellidae52023-42%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025-74%1976
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42025+33%1992
Rock PigeonColumbidae42013+21%1981
KilldeerCharadriidae32023-89%1976
Brown ThrasherMimidae32025-68%1976
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32025+14%1978
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32022+100%1980
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32022+20%1981
MallardAnatidae32006+50%1994
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32025+117%2019
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22023-17%1976
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22025-72%1976

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