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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Sedalia Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1991–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Sedalia

Top 40 of 95 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
European StarlingSturnidae902024+13%1993
House SparrowPasseridae372024-61%1993
Turkey VultureCathartidae31202412×1998
DickcisselCardinalidae262024-66%1993
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252024-5%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae242024-79%1993
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae182024-86%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae172024-63%1993
American RobinTurdidae172024-76%1993
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152024+7%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae142024-87%1993
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112024-49%1993
KilldeerCharadriidae92024-8%1993
Blue JayCorvidae92024-52%1993
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92024-33%1993
Chimney SwiftApodidae82023-66%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024-88%1993
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82021+800%2014
Rock PigeonColumbidae72024-30%1995
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024-57%1993
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52024+200%1994
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52024-59%1993
Purple MartinHirundinidae52024-54%1993
Green HeronArdeidae42024-14%1995
Greater Prairie-ChickenPhasianidae41992-60%1991
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-19%1993
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024-72%1993
Field SparrowPasserellidae42024-77%1993
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae42024-41%1993
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42023+117%2000
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42015+300%2009
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae32024-25%1993
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32024-91%1993
Horned LarkAlaudidae32019-88%1993
American CrowCorvidae32024-77%1993
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+13%1995
Bell's VireoVireonidae32024+17%1994
Common YellowthroatParulidae32024-74%1993
Brown ThrasherMimidae32023-74%1993
Song SparrowPasserellidae32017+20%1999

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