BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27
Benton Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.
96Species Recorded
25Years Surveyed
1972–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Mississippi Benton
Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 73 | 2024 | -9% | 2018 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 43 | 2024 | -10% | 1978 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 39 | 2024 | -63% | 1978 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 32 | 2024 | +56% | 1978 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 30 | 2024 | +305% | 1978 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 22 | 2024 | +253% | 1978 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 20 | 2024 | -61% | 1978 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 20 | 2024 | +280% | 1978 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 18 | 2024 | -4% | 1978 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 17 | 2024 | +131% | 1978 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 15 | 2024 | -43% | 1978 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 15 | 2024 | +24% | 1978 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 12 | 2024 | -64% | 1978 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 12 | 2024 | +227% | 1978 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 12 | 2017 | 12× | 2016 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 11 | 2024 | +63% | 1978 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2024 | +27% | 1996 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2024 | +167% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | -43% | 1978 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2024 | +86% | 1996 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 9 | 2024 | -71% | 2000 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 9 | 2024 | +100% | 1999 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2018 | +78% | 1996 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2010 | +63% | 2000 | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 2024 | -47% | 1978 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 7 | 2024 | -77% | 1978 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2024 | -55% | 1978 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2010 | +144% | 1978 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 2024 | -53% | 1996 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 4 | 2024 | -67% | 1996 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -33% | 1978 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -70% | 1999 | |
| Barred Owl | Strigidae | 4 | 2024 | +200% | 1997 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 2024 | -57% | 1997 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | +0% | 1997 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2024 | -29% | 2000 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2010 | +17% | 2006 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -20% | 2007 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 3 | 2022 | -11% | 2006 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 2 | 2005 | -84% | 1978 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.