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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

West Plains Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 11 survey years, still active.

87Species 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 →
11Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2014–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri West Plains

Top 40 of 87 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 BlackbirdIcteridae492025+173%2016
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae482025+233%2016
Northern CardinalCardinalidae312025+25%2016
American CrowCorvidae292025+7%2016
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae262025+159%2016
DickcisselCardinalidae232025+39%2016
Canada GooseAnatidae232025+53%2017
Mourning DoveColumbidae222025+55%2016
Turkey VultureCathartidae202025+67%2016
Rock PigeonColumbidae202023+500%2018
Tufted TitmouseParidae162025+120%2016
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae152025+277%2016
Blue JayCorvidae132025+55%2016
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132025+164%2016
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae132025+80%2016
Field SparrowPasserellidae122025+392%2016
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae112025-46%2016
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025+850%2016
American RobinTurdidae102025+19%2016
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae102024+123%2018
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae92025+230%2016
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82025-19%2016
Common GrackleIcteridae72025+56%2016
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72025+100%2017
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025-24%2019
Black VultureCathartidae72023+450%2021
European StarlingSturnidae62025+43%2016
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62025+23%2017
Purple MartinHirundinidae62025-38%2018
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025-11%2016
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-27%2016
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52025+100%2018
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae52024+88%2017
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025-31%2018
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025-34%2019
Northern ParulaParulidae52025-21%2019
American GoldfinchFringillidae42025+233%2018
House SparrowPasseridae42024+136%2017
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32018+50%2014
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32025+0%2016

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