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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Richland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 8 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2014–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Missouri Richland

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Richland 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
European StarlingSturnidae1102025-9%2016
Northern CardinalCardinalidae362025-17%2016
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae322025+33%2016
American RobinTurdidae312025-7%2016
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae302025+0%2016
Tufted TitmouseParidae292025+214%2016
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae292025+522%2017
Field SparrowPasserellidae252025+73%2016
House SparrowPasseridae242025+483%2018
Blue JayCorvidae222025+32%2016
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222025+389%2016
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae212025+650%2016
Mourning DoveColumbidae202025-53%2016
Bank SwallowHirundinidae182025n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172025+138%2016
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172025-32%2016
Canada GooseAnatidae162015n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae132025-28%2016
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122025+108%2016
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae112025-64%2016
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112025+71%2018
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102025+73%2016
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102025+0%2019
Black VultureCathartidae102025n/an/a
American GoldfinchFringillidae82021+36%2016
Northern ParulaParulidae82025+700%2015
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae72025+70%2016
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72025-20%2015
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72025-38%2016
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025-42%2016
DickcisselCardinalidae62025+240%2017
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025+29%2018
KilldeerCharadriidae62021-14%2015
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62025+100%2016
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025-20%2016
Chimney SwiftApodidae52025+400%2014
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+100%2016
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae52025+40%2016
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+67%2016
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52017-17%2015

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