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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Rueter Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 56 species recorded across 2 survey years, no longer active.

56Species 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 →
2Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2018–2022Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Rueter

Top 40 of 56 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rueter 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
American CrowCorvidae552022+150%2018
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae54202227×2018
Northern CardinalCardinalidae252022+19%2018
Tufted TitmouseParidae202022+43%2018
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162022+14%2018
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae122022+500%2018
Field SparrowPasserellidae122022+0%2018
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112022+120%2018
Blue JayCorvidae112022+22%2018
DickcisselCardinalidae112022+120%2018
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102022+233%2018
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102022+900%2018
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102022n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82022+60%2018
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82022+300%2018
Mourning DoveColumbidae72022+250%2018
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72022+600%2018
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72022n/an/a
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62022+50%2018
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62022+500%2018
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae52018n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52022n/an/a
Common GrackleIcteridae52022n/an/a
Pine WarblerParulidae52022n/an/a
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42018n/an/a
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42022+0%2018
Northern ParulaParulidae42022+100%2018
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42022n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32022-50%2018
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32022+0%2018
Kentucky WarblerParulidae32022n/an/a
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32022n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae22022+100%2018
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae22018n/an/a
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22022+0%2018
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae22022+0%2018
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22022+0%2018
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae22022-71%2018
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22022n/an/a
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22022n/an/a

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