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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 22

Rockingham Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 120 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

120Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Rockingham

Top 40 of 120 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rockingham 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 CardinalCardinalidae552024+32%1972
DickcisselCardinalidae392024-73%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae262024+431%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262024+8%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae252024+110%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae252024+98%2018
Mourning DoveColumbidae242024-63%1972
Canada GooseAnatidae232023+27%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae222024-60%1972
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae192024-74%1972
American CrowCorvidae182024+105%1972
Purple MartinHirundinidae172024+150%1980
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae162024-16%1972
Turkey VultureCathartidae152024+613%1973
European StarlingSturnidae142023+79%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae132024-22%1972
American RobinTurdidae122024-55%1972
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122024+62%1973
Common YellowthroatParulidae122024-23%1973
Horned LarkAlaudidae112024+314%1972
Blue JayCorvidae92024-59%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024-49%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82024-63%1972
Little Blue HeronArdeidae81996+700%1990
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72024-78%1972
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72024+177%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae52016-27%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024-50%1972
Brown ThrasherMimidae52024-62%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52024+160%1974
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024+14%1972
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae42024-78%1972
Green HeronArdeidae41999+100%1974
Rock PigeonColumbidae42018-50%1973
Warbling VireoVireonidae42024-8%1973
Bell's VireoVireonidae42024+50%1973
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae41995+300%1994
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32022+40%1975
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024-58%1972
House SparrowPasseridae32024-97%1972

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