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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 26

Dahomey Nwr Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 69 species recorded across 10 survey years, still active.

69Species 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2011–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Mississippi Dahomey Nwr

Top 40 of 69 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dahomey Nwr 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1392024-28%2016
DickcisselCardinalidae612024+32%2016
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae422024+7%2016
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342024-46%2016
KilldeerCharadriidae282024-6%2016
Common GrackleIcteridae282024+87%2016
Mourning DoveColumbidae222024-71%2016
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae202024-33%2016
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152024-3%2016
Blue JayCorvidae152024+41%2016
White-eyed VireoVireonidae152024-12%2016
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae142024-22%2016
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142024+11%2016
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122024+84%2016
Tufted TitmouseParidae112024+17%2016
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae112024-94%2017
Horned LarkAlaudidae92024-28%2016
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92024-59%2016
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024+13%2016
Common YellowthroatParulidae62024+13%2017
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62024-46%2016
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024-8%2016
European StarlingSturnidae52024-14%2019
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52024+75%2016
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae52024+217%2016
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42024+125%2018
American CrowCorvidae42024+33%2016
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42023+22%2019
Wood ThrushTurdidae42024+25%2021
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae32024-17%2017
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32024+0%2017
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32023+180%2016
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+43%2017
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024+50%2018
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32024-44%2021
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32019+200%2017
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae32024+200%2018
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae22019+0%2011
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22024+100%2011
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae22024+150%2018

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