BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 26
Commerce Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 28 survey years, no longer active.
88Species Recorded
28Years Surveyed
1966–1993Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Mississippi Commerce
Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 296 | 1993 | +4% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 67 | 1993 | +207% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 65 | 1993 | -75% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 54 | 1993 | -19% | 1968 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 42 | 1993 | +43% | 1983 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 39 | 1993 | -15% | 1968 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 34 | 1993 | -80% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 31 | 1993 | +65% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 26 | 1993 | +114% | 1968 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 23 | 1993 | +315% | 1969 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 23 | 1993 | -60% | 1968 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 22 | 1993 | +124% | 1968 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 20 | 1993 | +71% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 20 | 1993 | +61% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 19 | 1993 | +139% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 19 | 1993 | -24% | 1968 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 18 | 1993 | +135% | 1968 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 17 | 1993 | +2% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 16 | 1993 | -35% | 1968 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 14 | 1993 | -36% | 1968 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 12 | 1993 | -62% | 1968 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 10 | 1993 | -71% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 9 | 1993 | -43% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 8 | 1993 | -11% | 1968 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 8 | 1988 | n/a | n/a | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 7 | 1993 | +18% | 1968 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 7 | 1993 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 6 | 1993 | +36% | 1969 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 6 | 1992 | -55% | 1969 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 1993 | +125% | 1971 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 5 | 1993 | -31% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 4 | 1993 | +260% | 1968 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 1993 | -83% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 4 | 1993 | +30% | 1968 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 1993 | -13% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 1993 | +15% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 1993 | -53% | 1969 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 4 | 1993 | n/a | n/a | |
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 1982 | +67% | 1970 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 1993 | +175% | 1968 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.