BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27
Embry Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.
95Species Recorded
36Years Surveyed
1988–2024Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Mississippi Embry
Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 70 | 2024 | +664% | 2010 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 43 | 2024 | -1% | 1990 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 32 | 2024 | -13% | 1990 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 30 | 2024 | -36% | 1990 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 30 | 2024 | +609% | 1990 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 28 | 2024 | +62% | 1990 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 25 | 2024 | -58% | 1990 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 22 | 2024 | +66% | 1990 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 22 | 2024 | +38% | 1990 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 18 | 2024 | -17% | 1990 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 18 | 2024 | +211% | 1990 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 18 | 2024 | +19% | 1990 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 17 | 2012 | -46% | 2003 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 16 | 2024 | +64% | 1990 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 16 | 2024 | -43% | 1990 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 14 | 2024 | -33% | 1990 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 14 | 2024 | +44% | 1990 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 14 | 2024 | -39% | 1990 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 11 | 2024 | -64% | 1990 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | -7% | 1990 | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2024 | +300% | 1991 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 10 | 2024 | -21% | 1990 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 10 | 2024 | +9% | 1990 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 10 | 2024 | +79% | 1990 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 10 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2024 | +433% | 1996 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 8 | 2024 | +333% | 2013 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +400% | 1995 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | +220% | 1990 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 7 | 2024 | +400% | 2000 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 6 | 2024 | -92% | 1990 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | -62% | 1990 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2024 | +380% | 1990 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -79% | 1990 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | +178% | 1991 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | -24% | 1990 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 2024 | -28% | 1990 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | -47% | 1990 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | -57% | 1990 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | +200% | 1995 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.