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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 22

Watson Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
24Years 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
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Watson

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Watson 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae732025-31%1993
American RobinTurdidae492025+34%1993
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342025+109%1993
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae332025+64%2004
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae302025+294%1993
DickcisselCardinalidae262025-36%1993
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae242025+97%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae222025-50%1993
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212025-22%1993
House SparrowPasseridae142025-83%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae102024+79%1993
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102025+27%1993
Chimney SwiftApodidae92023-11%2002
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025+33%1993
Wood ThrushTurdidae72019+175%2006
American CrowCorvidae62025+510%1993
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae62023-38%1993
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-55%1993
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025-28%2003
Warbling VireoVireonidae52023+120%1993
Gray CatbirdMimidae52025+31%1993
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025-35%1993
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42023+133%2004
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-65%2003
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42025+50%2008
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32025-29%1993
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32025-13%1993
Song SparrowPasserellidae32025-33%1993
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32021-19%2002
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32025-34%2003
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae32023+100%2003
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32018+200%2005
Fish CrowCorvidae32025n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae22025-61%1993
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22024-54%2002
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22025+0%1993
Blue JayCorvidae22025-63%1993
American GoldfinchFringillidae22025-28%1993
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22022-20%1993
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22025+33%1993

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