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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 26

Eagle Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2012–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Eagle Lake

Top 40 of 89 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
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae1102023+135%2015
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1082025-36%2017
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae712025+561%2017
Northern CardinalCardinalidae622025+17%2017
Great EgretArdeidae532025-65%2017
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae402025+508%2022
Canada GooseAnatidae402025+122%2022
Mourning DoveColumbidae372025-26%2017
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282025-30%2017
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae242025+42%2017
AnhingaAnhingidae222025+20%2017
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae222025+379%2017
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae212025-26%2017
Tufted TitmouseParidae212025+75%2018
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202025-47%2017
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192025-29%2017
American CrowCorvidae152025+30%2017
Little Blue HeronArdeidae132025+65%2017
Black VultureCathartidae132025-49%2018
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae132025+173%2018
Blue JayCorvidae122025-11%2017
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae122025-8%2017
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122025+9%2017
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025-56%2017
White-eyed VireoVireonidae92025+58%2018
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92018+200%2015
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72025+40%2017
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae72025+0%2015
Great Blue HeronArdeidae62025-48%2017
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae62025+50%2021
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62025+59%2017
Common GrackleIcteridae62025-56%2017
House SparrowPasseridae62025-70%2017
Common GallinuleRallidae52023+67%2015
Wood DuckAnatidae42025+100%2012
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-63%2017
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42025+63%2018
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42023n/an/a
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32025+71%2017
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32025-50%2017

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