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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Columbia Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2018Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Columbia

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Columbia 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae502018+38%1971
American CrowCorvidae412018+166%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae332018+900%1979
White-eyed VireoVireonidae292018+200%1971
Blue JayCorvidae252018+20%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232018+186%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222018+77%1971
Purple MartinHirundinidae222018-64%1971
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae182018-47%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172018+373%1971
Fish CrowCorvidae162015-50%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae142018+6%1971
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae142018-26%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae122018+75%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122018-11%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122018+300%1974
Hooded WarblerParulidae112018+220%1974
Chimney SwiftApodidae102018-6%1971
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102018+113%1974
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae102018+367%1978
Wood ThrushTurdidae92018+0%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae82018+65%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72018-54%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae72018+80%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae62018+138%1971
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62015+11%1975
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52018-46%1971
Kentucky WarblerParulidae52018-58%1974
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42018-91%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42018+57%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42018+69%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42018+80%1973
KilldeerCharadriidae42018-57%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae42018+175%1975
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae42015+100%1980
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32018-36%1971
Northern ParulaParulidae32018-43%1973
Common YellowthroatParulidae32018+60%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32018-36%1972
Pine WarblerParulidae32018-22%1973

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