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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Cockrum Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Cockrum

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cockrum 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 SwallowHirundinidae2882024+104%2013
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae382024+99%1968
American CrowCorvidae372024+97%1968
European StarlingSturnidae312024+10%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae302024+682%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae282024-15%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae282024+229%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae252024-65%1968
Blue JayCorvidae222024-6%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae202024+315%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae182024+329%1968
Turkey VultureCathartidae18202412×1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae172024+300%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae16202412×1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae162024+508%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae152024+382%1969
Northern ParulaParulidae15202412×2000
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152024+261%2012
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132024-3%1968
House SparrowPasseridae132024-68%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae122024+190%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae102024-72%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae102024+191%1968
Canada GooseAnatidae102022+43%2013
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92024-85%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae92021-98%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92024+122%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae82024-70%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82024+567%1980
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72024+560%1970
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024-46%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62024-52%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62024+567%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae52024-68%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52024-61%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024-75%1968
American RobinTurdidae52024-87%1968
Kentucky WarblerParulidae52024+267%1980
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae52024+200%2013
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae52016n/an/a

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