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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 53 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2025Span
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 VireoVireonidae342025+109%1974
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282025+78%1974
American CrowCorvidae232025+420%1974
Blue JayCorvidae192025-62%1974
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae192025+163%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae172025-18%1974
Wood ThrushTurdidae172025+227%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152025-43%1974
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae122025+32%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae112025+0%1974
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112025-12%1974
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae102025+271%1974
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102025+70%1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae102025-64%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025+164%1977
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024-41%1974
Northern ParulaParulidae82025+183%1978
Rock PigeonColumbidae71992+250%1973
Common YellowthroatParulidae72025-8%1976
OvenbirdParulidae72025+325%1977
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62025+13%1974
American RobinTurdidae62025-42%1974
Common GrackleIcteridae52023-50%1974
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52025+260%1975
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025+200%1976
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025+67%1976
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52025+200%1976
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42019+17%1975
Blue-winged WarblerParulidae42008+75%1976
Canada GooseAnatidae42002n/an/a
American GoldfinchFringillidae32025+143%1974
DickcisselCardinalidae32025+40%1976
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32025+214%1974
House SparrowPasseridae32013-72%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32022-50%1974
Chimney SwiftApodidae32024+80%1979
Pine WarblerParulidae32025+400%1977
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32024-78%1980
Wood DuckAnatidae31988+50%1981
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+300%1984

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