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BBS Route · Missouri · BCR 24

Whitewater Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Missouri Whitewater

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Whitewater 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae662025+0%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae582025-48%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae442025-18%1998
American CrowCorvidae402025+135%1998
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae38202512×2006
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae342025-44%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae342025+54%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae332025-44%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae272025+13%1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae252025+0%1998
Rock PigeonColumbidae242025+238%2001
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae232025+20%1998
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae232025-3%1998
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae222025-47%1998
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae212025+35%1998
Purple MartinHirundinidae192025+232%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192025+34%1998
European StarlingSturnidae162025-54%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162025-13%1998
Field SparrowPasserellidae162025-32%1998
Blue JayCorvidae152025-14%1998
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae152025+159%1998
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae142025-23%1998
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae112025-45%1998
American GoldfinchFringillidae112025+112%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112025+111%1998
White-eyed VireoVireonidae112025+438%1998
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae102025+81%1998
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+68%1998
DickcisselCardinalidae102025-80%1998
Brown ThrasherMimidae102025+25%1998
House SparrowPasseridae92025-71%1998
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae92025+400%2003
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82025-21%1998
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+68%1998
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72025+333%1998
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72025+28%1998
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62025+83%1999
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62025-33%1998
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62025+125%1998

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