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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Aberdeen Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Aberdeen

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Aberdeen 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
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae392025-41%2004
Northern MockingbirdMimidae382025-52%1972
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae252025-71%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae242025-64%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202025+33%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182025+239%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182025-29%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae182025+600%1990
DickcisselCardinalidae172025-21%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162025+283%1972
American CrowCorvidae152025+150%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae132025+32%1972
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae122025+0%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122025-13%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae112025-7%1972
Eastern TowheePasserellidae112025+53%1972
House SparrowPasseridae112025-83%1972
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+44%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92025+162%2009
Blue JayCorvidae82025-75%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae82025+420%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025+155%1973
European StarlingSturnidae72025-73%1972
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae72025+300%1972
Purple MartinHirundinidae62025+163%1972
Little Blue HeronArdeidae62025-11%2019
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52025-97%1972
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52025+16%1972
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+275%2008
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025-41%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae42025-96%1972
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42025+100%1978
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42024+13%2011
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024-29%1974
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32025-22%1973
Common YellowthroatParulidae32025-88%1972
American GoldfinchFringillidae32019+200%2004
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22025-44%1972
Horned LarkAlaudidae22023+0%1979
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae21993-50%1970

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