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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 28 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–1993Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Commerce

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Commerce 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2961993+4%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae671993+207%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae651993-75%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae541993-19%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae421993+43%1983
Northern CardinalCardinalidae391993-15%1968
House SparrowPasseridae341993-80%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae311993+65%1968
American RobinTurdidae261993+114%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae231993+315%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae231993-60%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae221993+124%1968
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae201993+71%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae201993+61%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae191993+139%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae191993-24%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae181993+135%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae171993+2%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae161993-35%1968
Blue JayCorvidae141993-36%1968
European StarlingSturnidae121993-62%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae101993-71%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae91993-43%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae81993-11%1968
MallardAnatidae81988n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae71993+18%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae71993+0%1968
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae61993+36%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae61992-55%1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae51993+125%1971
Wood ThrushTurdidae51993-31%1968
American CrowCorvidae41993+260%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae41993-83%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae41993+30%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae41993-13%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae41993+15%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae41993-53%1969
Great EgretArdeidae41993n/an/a
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae31982+67%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae31993+175%1968

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