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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Wesco Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 52 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 →
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 →
1972–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Wesco

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wesco 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-eyed VireoVireonidae332024+96%1974
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262024+78%1974
American CrowCorvidae232024+407%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae222024-13%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae172024+3%1974
Wood ThrushTurdidae162024+227%1974
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142024-42%1974
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142024+126%1975
OvenbirdParulidae132024+363%1977
Blue JayCorvidae122024-78%1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae122024-63%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112024+146%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102024+7%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102023+73%1976
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82024+8%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024-67%1974
American RobinTurdidae82024-58%1974
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024-41%1974
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72024+200%1974
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72024+329%1974
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72024-23%1974
Rock PigeonColumbidae71992+250%1973
Pine WarblerParulidae72024+625%1977
American GoldfinchFringillidae62024+143%1974
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62024+13%1974
European StarlingSturnidae62024+21%1981
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52023-90%1974
Common GrackleIcteridae52023-50%1974
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52024+10%1974
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52023+300%1980
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52024+200%1976
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+375%1984
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52024+300%2004
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024+133%1974
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42022-76%1974
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42019+17%1975
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42024+280%1975
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42024+250%1976
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae42008+75%1976
Canada GooseAnatidae42002n/an/a

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