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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 26

Eagle Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 8 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2012–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Eagle Lake

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Eagle Lake 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 SwallowHirundinidae8732024+379%2017
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae1102023+135%2015
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae952024-44%2017
Northern CardinalCardinalidae742024+12%2017
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae432024+533%2017
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae412024-31%2017
Mourning DoveColumbidae352024-40%2017
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae332024+375%2022
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae322024+40%2017
Canada GooseAnatidae322024+78%2022
Great EgretArdeidae292024-72%2017
Barn SwallowHirundinidae272024-62%2017
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae222024-38%2017
Common GrackleIcteridae172024-40%2017
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162024+29%2017
Blue JayCorvidae152024-23%2017
American CrowCorvidae142024+9%2017
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae132024+53%2017
Little Blue HeronArdeidae122024+54%2017
Black VultureCathartidae122024-28%2017
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122024-46%2017
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112024-49%2017
Tufted TitmouseParidae112024+33%2018
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92018+200%2015
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae82024+57%2017
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82024+42%2018
House SparrowPasseridae82023-76%2015
Wood ThrushTurdidae82024+200%2018
Snowy EgretArdeidae72024+667%2017
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72024+10%2017
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae72024-40%2017
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae72024+182%2018
Green HeronArdeidae62024+25%2018
European StarlingSturnidae62024-19%2018
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62024+63%2018
AnhingaAnhingidae52024-23%2017
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52024-63%2017
Common GallinuleRallidae52023+67%2015
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae42024-46%2017
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024+10%2017

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