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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Aberdeen Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Aberdeen

Top 40 of 98 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae552024+224%2009
Mourning DoveColumbidae362024-68%1972
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae232024-76%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222024+40%1972
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202024-61%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172024+169%1972
DickcisselCardinalidae152024-32%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae142024-21%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae142024+283%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae132024+280%1990
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024+164%1973
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112024-27%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102024-23%1972
Canada GooseAnatidae102022+29%2014
European StarlingSturnidae92024-73%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae82024-12%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72024-37%1972
American CrowCorvidae72024+157%1972
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72024-11%1973
Tufted TitmouseParidae72024+300%1972
Blue JayCorvidae62024-75%1972
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62024+40%1972
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62024+44%1972
House SparrowPasseridae62024-87%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52024-97%1972
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52024+40%1978
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52024+600%1994
Great EgretArdeidae52024+33%2010
American RobinTurdidae42024-33%1972
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42024+100%1978
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024+67%1993
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42024+13%2011
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024-29%1974
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32024-30%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae32024-95%1972
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32024+200%1972
Brown ThrasherMimidae32024-33%1972
Black VultureCathartidae32023+70%2011
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae32023+100%2010
American GoldfinchFringillidae32019+200%2004

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