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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Syracuse Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 119 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

119Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Syracuse

Top 40 of 119 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Syracuse 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 SwallowHirundinidae882024+266%1972
European StarlingSturnidae772024+476%1972
Purple MartinHirundinidae58202412×1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae532024+208%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae482024+23%1972
Turkey VultureCathartidae44202414×1975
American RobinTurdidae402024+606%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae382024+231%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae382024+280%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae352024+52%1972
American CrowCorvidae282024-33%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae252024+12%1972
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae242024+313%1972
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae232024+700%1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae232024+43%1973
House SparrowPasseridae222024-15%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae222024-2%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202024-21%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae192024-42%1972
Blue JayCorvidae182024+23%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae182024+26%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae172023+4%1972
Summer TanagerCardinalidae172024+113%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152024+175%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae152024-45%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142024+194%1972
DickcisselCardinalidae142024+96%1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae12202412×1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112024-5%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae112024-71%1972
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae102024+300%1972
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+90%1976
White-eyed VireoVireonidae102024+64%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae102024-12%1972
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92024-40%1972
Wood ThrushTurdidae92024+320%1975
Northern ParulaParulidae82024-10%1972
Kentucky WarblerParulidae82024+167%1981
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae72024+267%1986
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72024+70%1981

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