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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 26

Delta N.F. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 15 survey years, no longer active.

83Species 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2021Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Delta N.F.

Top 40 of 83 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Delta N.F. 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 Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae1152016+448%2015
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae432021-13%1997
Tufted TitmouseParidae382021+26%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372021-31%1997
Summer TanagerCardinalidae302021+44%1997
White-eyed VireoVireonidae302021+131%1997
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae282021+0%1997
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae282021-8%1997
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae272021-43%1997
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae222021-32%1997
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae202021-21%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae202021-17%1997
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae18202117×1997
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae172021+0%1997
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae172021+417%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae152021-45%1997
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae142021+167%1998
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae122021-43%2005
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae112021+24%1997
Blue JayCorvidae112021+220%1997
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112021-9%1997
Little Blue HeronArdeidae112021+64%2003
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae11201611×2008
Kentucky WarblerParulidae102018-37%1997
American CrowCorvidae102021-14%2004
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae92021+36%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92021+19%1997
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae92021+440%2006
Wood StorkCiconiidae82018n/an/a
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72021-41%1997
Wood DuckAnatidae62021-45%1998
Great EgretArdeidae62021-18%1997
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62021+24%1997
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52018-63%1997
Painted BuntingCardinalidae52016+17%1997
Black VultureCathartidae52008+25%2004
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae42016-56%1997
Horned LarkAlaudidae42004+150%1996
Barred OwlStrigidae42021+33%1998
Northern ParulaParulidae42018-18%2005

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