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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Duck Hill Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Duck Hill

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Duck Hill 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1072025+39%2021
Northern CardinalCardinalidae362025-16%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae312025+67%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae272025+838%1987
White-eyed VireoVireonidae262025+400%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae242025+341%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae242025+29%1970
Blue JayCorvidae232025-32%1970
American CrowCorvidae232025+73%1970
Northern ParulaParulidae21202511×1989
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae182025+410%1973
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172025+23%1971
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae162025+223%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162025+88%1970
Summer TanagerCardinalidae152025+173%1970
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae152025+440%1991
Pine WarblerParulidae142025+460%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142025-68%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae142025+160%1988
Carolina ChickadeeParidae132025+52%1970
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112025+300%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102025+133%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102025+50%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82025-43%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+6%1970
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025-35%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae82025-20%1971
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae82025+700%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025-79%1970
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62025-50%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62025+360%1972
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025-53%1972
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025-32%1971
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52025+260%1994
Hooded WarblerParulidae52025+167%1990
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025-60%1970
American RobinTurdidae42025-42%1970
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42025-39%2005
Prairie WarblerParulidae42025-9%2007
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32025-92%1970

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