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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Benndale Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2023Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Benndale

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Benndale 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
American CrowCorvidae482023+149%1979
Mourning DoveColumbidae292023+256%1979
Purple MartinHirundinidae192023-33%1979
Northern MockingbirdMimidae182023+100%1979
Northern CardinalCardinalidae162023-72%1979
Blue JayCorvidae142023-15%1979
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112023+20%1979
White IbisThreskiornithidae102021+92%1998
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae82023+13%1986
Rock PigeonColumbidae81992n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72023+450%1979
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72023-72%1979
Canada GooseAnatidae72021n/an/a
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62023+38%1979
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62023+125%1987
Common GrackleIcteridae52023+133%1979
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52022+8%1979
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52022+18%1979
Gray CatbirdMimidae52021+125%2006
House FinchFringillidae52022+175%2004
Wood DuckAnatidae42022+180%1979
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42023+200%1987
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42023-24%1979
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42022+46%1979
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42023-37%1979
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42023-79%1979
Prairie WarblerParulidae42021+220%1979
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42022-43%1979
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42023+73%1979
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42023+0%1987
Green HeronArdeidae32022+175%1986
European StarlingSturnidae32023+8%1979
Brown ThrasherMimidae32023+19%1979
Tufted TitmouseParidae32023+35%1979
Swainson's WarblerParulidae31990+20%1986
Wood ThrushTurdidae32023-59%1986
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32000+100%1995
Black VultureCathartidae22023+100%1988
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22023-50%1988
Chimney SwiftApodidae22023-49%1979

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