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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Fontainbleau Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 62 species recorded across 8 survey years, no longer active.

62Species 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 →
1966–1978Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Fontainbleau

Top 40 of 62 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Fontainbleau 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 CardinalCardinalidae501978+557%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae431978+113%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae311978+168%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae271978+11%1968
Fish CrowCorvidae25197816×1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae241978-8%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae201978+463%1969
Blue JayCorvidae181978+57%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae161978+533%1972
American CrowCorvidae141978-41%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae141978+133%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae131978+33%1972
Prairie WarblerParulidae121978+50%1972
House SparrowPasseridae111976n/an/a
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae101976+400%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae91978+240%1968
Brown ThrasherMimidae81978+23%1968
Pine WarblerParulidae81978-2%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae71978+19%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae71978+130%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae61978+58%1969
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae61978+100%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae61978+88%1972
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae51977-30%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae51978+125%1976
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae51978+22%1972
Carolina ChickadeeParidae51977+167%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae51978-24%1976
Mourning DoveColumbidae41978-25%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae41978-42%1969
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae41977+29%1969
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae41977+150%1972
Green HeronArdeidae41977+300%1976
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae41978+33%1976
Summer TanagerCardinalidae41978+300%1977
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae31978-21%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae31978+133%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae21978-75%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae21977+150%1968
Hooded WarblerParulidae21978+0%1972

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