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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 43 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
6Observers

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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae1092025+75%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae792025+60%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae672025-21%1972
DickcisselCardinalidae552025-74%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae402025-62%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae322025-25%1972
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae322025-75%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae312025+121%1972
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae302025+285%1972
American CrowCorvidae272025+146%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae242025+492%1972
Turkey VultureCathartidae232025+563%1973
Canada GooseAnatidae232023+27%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae212025-65%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae192025-15%1972
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae172025-51%1972
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae162025-79%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae142025-54%1972
American RobinTurdidae142025-54%1972
Blue JayCorvidae132025-49%1972
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae132025+46%1973
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122025+143%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122025+19%1972
Northern ParulaParulidae122025+89%1975
House SparrowPasseridae112025-96%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025-14%1973
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102025+4%2018
Chimney SwiftApodidae92025+36%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92025+0%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae92025-71%1972
Rock PigeonColumbidae92025-19%1973
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92025-29%1973
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025+86%1972
Little Blue HeronArdeidae81996+700%1990
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72025+200%1974
European StarlingSturnidae62025+79%1972
Gray CatbirdMimidae62025-31%1972
Horned LarkAlaudidae52025+214%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+120%1974
Warbling VireoVireonidae52025+8%1973

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