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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Richland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 7 survey years, still active.

83Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2014–2021Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Richland

Top 40 of 83 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
Barn SwallowHirundinidae1042021+339%2016
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae672021+433%2017
Northern CardinalCardinalidae582021-33%2016
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae512021-24%2016
American CrowCorvidae462021-23%2016
House SparrowPasseridae412021+557%2017
Mourning DoveColumbidae382021-55%2016
American RobinTurdidae302021-22%2016
Field SparrowPasserellidae282021+58%2016
Tufted TitmouseParidae272021+100%2016
DickcisselCardinalidae252021+211%2016
Blue JayCorvidae232021-2%2016
Summer TanagerCardinalidae232021+256%2016
European StarlingSturnidae222021-73%2016
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae222021+2%2016
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae172021+450%2016
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172021+119%2016
Canada GooseAnatidae162015n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142021-4%2016
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae142021+13%2016
Purple MartinHirundinidae102021+27%2016
Common GrackleIcteridae92021+8%2017
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae82021+100%2015
American GoldfinchFringillidae82021+36%2016
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72021+33%2016
Wood ThrushTurdidae72021+57%2017
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72021+240%2017
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72021-36%2018
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62021-54%2016
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62021+0%2016
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62021+89%2016
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62021+28%2016
KilldeerCharadriidae62021-14%2015
Northern ParulaParulidae62021+500%2015
Gray CatbirdMimidae62021+80%2017
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52021-20%2016
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52021+150%2015
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52017-17%2015
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52021+150%2016
Prairie WarblerParulidae52019+67%2018

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