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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Sedalia Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 32 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
32Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1991–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Sedalia

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sedalia 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
Barn SwallowHirundinidae322025-8%1993
Northern CardinalCardinalidae292025-45%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae252025-82%1993
Turkey VultureCathartidae24202514×1998
House SparrowPasseridae212025-55%1993
DickcisselCardinalidae202025-71%1993
Purple MartinHirundinidae162025+8%1993
American RobinTurdidae162025-76%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae152025-62%1993
Blue JayCorvidae152025-48%1993
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae152025-85%1993
European StarlingSturnidae132025-32%1993
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92025-23%1993
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae82025+167%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82025+0%1993
Brown ThrasherMimidae72025-65%1993
KilldeerCharadriidae62025-36%1993
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025-71%1993
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025-43%1993
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52025-83%1993
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+38%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52025+113%2014
Green HeronArdeidae42024-14%1995
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae41992-60%1991
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025-65%1993
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-19%1993
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025-65%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-87%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae42025-89%1993
Field SparrowPasserellidae42025-81%1993
Tufted TitmouseParidae42025-79%1993
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025-57%1993
Rock PigeonColumbidae42025-30%1995
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42023+117%2000
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42015+300%2009
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae32024-25%1993
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32025-95%1993
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32025-69%1993
Horned LarkAlaudidae32019-88%1993
American GoldfinchFringillidae32025-36%1993

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