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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

De Soto Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 68 species recorded across 12 survey years, still active.

68Species 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 →
12Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2008–2019Span
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Bird Species Found on Mississippi De Soto

Top 40 of 68 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the De Soto 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 CardinalCardinalidae1162019+20%2010
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae492019-7%2010
White-eyed VireoVireonidae452019+84%2010
Blue JayCorvidae382019+59%2010
Pine WarblerParulidae372019+87%2010
Eastern TowheePasserellidae302019-10%2010
Hooded WarblerParulidae232019+263%2010
Tufted TitmouseParidae232019+0%2010
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae222019-22%2010
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae222019-18%2010
American CrowCorvidae202019+7%2010
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae202015+189%2012
Common YellowthroatParulidae152019+145%2010
Turkey VultureCathartidae132019+130%2010
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122019-8%2010
Fish CrowCorvidae122019+33%2016
Mourning DoveColumbidae112019+83%2010
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae112019-49%2011
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102019+39%2010
Prairie WarblerParulidae102019+5%2010
Brown ThrasherMimidae102019-11%2010
Wood ThrushTurdidae102019+71%2012
Chimney SwiftApodidae92019-4%2010
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92019-33%2010
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92019-52%2010
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72019-33%2010
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62019-24%2010
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62019+63%2011
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52019+5%2010
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52018+40%2012
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42019-27%2010
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42019-68%2010
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42019+60%2012
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae32019-54%2012
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32019-9%2011
Black VultureCathartidae32019-38%2012
Great EgretArdeidae32013n/an/a
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae22019+33%2010
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22019-60%2010
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22019+0%2010

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