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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Rueter 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 2 survey years, still active.

74Species 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 →
2023–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Missouri Rueter 2

Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rueter 2 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 CrowCorvidae1492024+37%2023
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae802024-20%2023
Tufted TitmouseParidae622024+35%2023
Northern CardinalCardinalidae432024-37%2023
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae412024+86%2023
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae282024+65%2023
Mourning DoveColumbidae262024+30%2023
European StarlingSturnidae242024n/an/a
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae232024+77%2023
Turkey VultureCathartidae212024+17%2023
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae182024+20%2023
Carolina ChickadeeParidae172024+55%2023
Field SparrowPasserellidae162024-16%2023
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae152024-32%2023
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae152024+275%2023
Summer TanagerCardinalidae132024-7%2023
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae132024-41%2023
Blue JayCorvidae122024-61%2023
American GoldfinchFringillidae122024-14%2023
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122024+9%2023
White-eyed VireoVireonidae102024-38%2023
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102024-33%2023
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae92024+200%2023
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae92024+80%2023
Pine WarblerParulidae92024+80%2023
Kentucky WarblerParulidae92024+350%2023
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82024-11%2023
Purple MartinHirundinidae82023n/an/a
Northern ParulaParulidae82024-27%2023
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024-42%2023
DickcisselCardinalidae72024-61%2023
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72024+0%2023
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62024-46%2023
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52023n/an/a
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52023n/an/a
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae52024n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42024+100%2023
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42024-50%2023
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-33%2023
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42023n/an/a

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