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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Embry Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

95Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Mississippi Embry

Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Embry 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 SwallowHirundinidae133202511×2010
American CrowCorvidae362025-35%1990
Wood ThrushTurdidae342025+91%1990
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282025-14%1990
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232025-40%1990
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae232025+609%1990
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae192025-14%1990
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae192025-42%1990
Pine WarblerParulidae182025+103%1990
Blue JayCorvidae172025-68%1990
Tufted TitmouseParidae172025+26%1990
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae172012-46%2003
White-eyed VireoVireonidae162025+174%1990
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae162025+150%1990
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142025+68%1990
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132025+0%1990
Hooded WarblerParulidae132025+450%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae122025+48%1990
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122025-40%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae112025-63%1990
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112025+222%1991
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025+7%1990
Kentucky WarblerParulidae102025+400%1991
Common YellowthroatParulidae102025-24%1990
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92025-27%1990
Eastern TowheePasserellidae92025-67%1990
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72025-31%1990
Black VultureCathartidae72024+400%2000
European StarlingSturnidae62025+200%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62025-79%1990
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025-35%1990
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62025+320%1990
Prairie WarblerParulidae62025+300%1990
Northern ParulaParulidae62025+467%2013
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+120%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42025-92%1990
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+433%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025+200%1990
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025-42%1990
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024+100%1990

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