BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24
Reeds Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.
107Species Recorded
47Years Surveyed
1974–2023Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Missouri Reeds
Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 53 | 2023 | -40% | 1976 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 53 | 2023 | -78% | 1976 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 49 | 2023 | +50% | 1976 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 43 | 2023 | +117% | 1976 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 28 | 2019 | +380% | 1993 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 27 | 2023 | +136% | 1977 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 26 | 2023 | -61% | 1976 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 22 | 2023 | +155% | 1976 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 21 | 2023 | +833% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 20 | 2023 | -87% | 1976 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 17 | 2023 | -30% | 1976 | |
| Greater Prairie-Chicken | Phasianidae | 17 | 1995 | +15% | 1990 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 17 | 2023 | -3% | 1997 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 14 | 2023 | -58% | 1976 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 12 | 2022 | +217% | 1976 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 11 | 2023 | -94% | 1976 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 10 | 2023 | +136% | 1976 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 10 | 2023 | -73% | 1976 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2023 | +213% | 1976 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 9 | 1995 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 8 | 2023 | -56% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 8 | 2023 | +140% | 1976 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2023 | +75% | 1977 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 8 | 2023 | +33% | 2008 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 6 | 2023 | -67% | 1976 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2023 | +100% | 2019 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | -40% | 1976 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2023 | -42% | 1976 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2023 | -60% | 2013 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 4 | 2013 | +21% | 1981 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2023 | -89% | 1976 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2023 | -79% | 1976 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2023 | -60% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 2022 | +100% | 1980 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2022 | +20% | 1981 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 2022 | +186% | 1987 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 3 | 2006 | +50% | 1994 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2023 | -17% | 1976 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2023 | -17% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2019 | +17% | 1977 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.