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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Benton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Benton

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Benton 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 SwallowHirundinidae662025+38%2018
Northern CardinalCardinalidae452025-15%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae382025-48%1978
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae322025-62%1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282025+77%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242025-59%1978
Tufted TitmouseParidae232025+287%1978
American CrowCorvidae222025+276%1978
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae212025-14%1978
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae192025-13%1978
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae192025+74%1978
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152025+253%1978
White-eyed VireoVireonidae152025+192%1978
Blue JayCorvidae142025+14%1978
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122025-65%1978
White IbisThreskiornithidae12201712×2016
Chimney SwiftApodidae102025-33%1996
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102025-25%1978
Wood ThrushTurdidae102025+236%1978
Purple MartinHirundinidae92025+144%1978
DickcisselCardinalidae82018+78%1996
Canada GooseAnatidae82025-60%2000
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72010+63%2000
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+64%1996
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024-77%1978
Black VultureCathartidae72025+78%2000
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+43%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62025+143%1996
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+29%1997
European StarlingSturnidae52025-45%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025-14%1978
American RobinTurdidae42025+29%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025-50%1997
Great EgretArdeidae42025+50%1998
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32025-65%1999
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32025-33%1996
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae32025-35%1978
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32025-46%1978
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32025+50%1998
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32025+100%1998

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