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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 56 species recorded across 2 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
2Years Surveyed
2018–2022Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Missouri Rueter
Top 40 of 56 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 55 | 2022 | +150% | 2018 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 54 | 2022 | 27× | 2018 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 25 | 2022 | +19% | 2018 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 20 | 2022 | +43% | 2018 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 16 | 2022 | +14% | 2018 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 12 | 2022 | +500% | 2018 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2022 | +0% | 2018 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 11 | 2022 | +120% | 2018 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 11 | 2022 | +22% | 2018 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2022 | +120% | 2018 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2022 | +233% | 2018 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 10 | 2022 | +900% | 2018 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 10 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2022 | +60% | 2018 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2022 | +300% | 2018 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 7 | 2022 | +250% | 2018 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2022 | +600% | 2018 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2022 | +50% | 2018 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2022 | +500% | 2018 | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2018 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 4 | 2018 | n/a | n/a | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2022 | +0% | 2018 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 4 | 2022 | +100% | 2018 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2022 | -50% | 2018 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 3 | 2022 | +0% | 2018 | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 3 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 2 | 2022 | +100% | 2018 | |
| Belted Kingfisher | Alcedinidae | 2 | 2018 | n/a | n/a | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2022 | +0% | 2018 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2022 | +0% | 2018 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 2 | 2022 | +0% | 2018 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 2 | 2022 | -71% | 2018 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2022 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.