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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 26

Dahomey Nwr Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 71 species recorded across 11 survey years, still active.

71Species 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 →
11Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2011–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Mississippi Dahomey Nwr

Top 40 of 71 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1522025-21%2016
DickcisselCardinalidae612025+24%2016
Northern CardinalCardinalidae442025-25%2016
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae382025-5%2016
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae292025+24%2016
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae292025+205%2016
Mourning DoveColumbidae172025-71%2016
Common GrackleIcteridae172025+60%2016
European StarlingSturnidae152025+50%2021
Tufted TitmouseParidae152025+25%2016
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142025+8%2016
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142025-17%2016
KilldeerCharadriidae132025-18%2016
White-eyed VireoVireonidae122025-7%2016
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025+58%2016
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae112025-90%2017
Summer TanagerCardinalidae92025+58%2016
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+100%2017
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025-11%2016
Horned LarkAlaudidae72025-23%2016
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae72025+250%2016
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72025-27%2016
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72025+33%2016
Wood ThrushTurdidae72025+63%2021
Blue JayCorvidae62025+21%2016
Common YellowthroatParulidae52025+50%2017
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52025-47%2016
American RobinTurdidae52025+20%2018
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+150%2018
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42025-18%2016
Wood DuckAnatidae42025+67%2018
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32025+125%2018
American CrowCorvidae32025+11%2016
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024+50%2018
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+33%2019
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32019+200%2017
Barred OwlStrigidae32025-33%2019
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae22025+0%2011
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae22025+0%2017
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22024+100%2011

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.