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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Rueter 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 3 survey years, still active.

78Species 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 →
3Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2023–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Missouri Rueter 2

Top 40 of 78 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 CrowCorvidae782025-28%2023
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae722025-28%2023
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae342025+55%2023
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322025-53%2023
Turkey VultureCathartidae252025+39%2023
European StarlingSturnidae242024n/an/a
Tufted TitmouseParidae232025-50%2023
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae192025+27%2023
Field SparrowPasserellidae172025-11%2023
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae162025-6%2023
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152025+36%2023
Mourning DoveColumbidae142025-30%2023
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142025-36%2023
Blue JayCorvidae142025-55%2023
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142025+27%2023
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae122025-46%2023
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+83%2023
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae102025+25%2023
American GoldfinchFringillidae102025-29%2023
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102025+150%2023
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102025-29%2023
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae92025+80%2023
White-eyed VireoVireonidae92025-44%2023
Northern ParulaParulidae92025-18%2023
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92025-31%2023
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92025-40%2023
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025-36%2023
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+150%2023
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52025+150%2023
Kentucky WarblerParulidae52025+150%2023
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52023n/an/a
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae52024n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025+100%2023
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42025+33%2023
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025-20%2023
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025-20%2023
DickcisselCardinalidae42025-78%2023
Pine WarblerParulidae42025-20%2023
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025-67%2023
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32023n/an/a

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