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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Amite River Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 6 survey years, still active.

73Species 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2008–2013Span
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Bird Species Found on Mississippi Amite River

Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Amite River 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
Blue JayCorvidae492013-14%2010
Northern CardinalCardinalidae462013-23%2010
Eastern TowheePasserellidae442013+10%2010
Mourning DoveColumbidae432013-1%2010
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae432013-19%2010
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae352013-17%2010
Tufted TitmouseParidae342013-2%2010
American CrowCorvidae282013-41%2010
Northern MockingbirdMimidae282013-23%2010
Barn SwallowHirundinidae252013-33%2009
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae242013+21%2010
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae242013-14%2010
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae232012+360%2008
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae192013+20%2010
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae172013+29%2010
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132013+38%2010
Summer TanagerCardinalidae132013+48%2010
Pine WarblerParulidae122013-27%2010
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122013-51%2010
European StarlingSturnidae112011+267%2009
Orchard OrioleIcteridae102013+3%2010
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92013+650%2010
Wood ThrushTurdidae92013-60%2010
Purple MartinHirundinidae82012-38%2010
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82013-27%2010
Hooded WarblerParulidae82013+8%2010
Gray CatbirdMimidae82011+100%2008
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72013+8%2010
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72013+24%2010
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62012-6%2009
Brown ThrasherMimidae62013-4%2010
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52013-69%2010
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52013+67%2008
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52013+175%2010
Kentucky WarblerParulidae52013+400%2009
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42013+83%2010
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42013+25%2009
Turkey VultureCathartidae32013+4%2010
Chimney SwiftApodidae32013-62%2010
Fish CrowCorvidae32013-62%2010

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