BirdAnalyst
BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

West Plains Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 10 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2014–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri West Plains

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the West Plains 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1532024+150%2016
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae612024+248%2016
Mourning DoveColumbidae592024+77%2016
American CrowCorvidae592024+28%2016
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae53202412×2016
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae502024+220%2016
European StarlingSturnidae462024+69%2016
Northern CardinalCardinalidae382024+31%2016
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae272024+306%2016
Field SparrowPasserellidae252024+500%2016
Tufted TitmouseParidae242024+157%2016
DickcisselCardinalidae232024+54%2016
Blue JayCorvidae222024+95%2016
Rock PigeonColumbidae202023+500%2018
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae202024+38%2017
Turkey VultureCathartidae172024+37%2016
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172024+52%2016
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae162024+178%2016
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162024+259%2016
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152024-6%2016
American RobinTurdidae142024+12%2016
Common GrackleIcteridae132023+108%2016
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae132024+23%2017
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024+3%2016
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae122024+310%2016
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122024+82%2016
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122024-22%2019
American GoldfinchFringillidae112024+250%2018
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102024+108%2016
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae102024+123%2018
Canada GooseAnatidae102018-33%2017
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae92024-36%2016
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82024+46%2016
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72024+185%2017
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024+100%2017
Black VultureCathartidae72023+450%2021
Brown ThrasherMimidae62024-33%2016
KilldeerCharadriidae62024+50%2019
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae52024+88%2017
Northern ParulaParulidae52024+11%2019

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