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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Forest Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

91Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Forest

Top 40 of 91 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Forest 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 CardinalCardinalidae472025-9%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae432025+5%1989
Blue JayCorvidae312025+20%1989
White-eyed VireoVireonidae312025+421%1989
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae272025+72%1989
Wood ThrushTurdidae272025+49%1989
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae262025-30%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae212025+89%1989
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae21202511×1989
Orchard OrioleIcteridae202025+15%1989
Hooded WarblerParulidae202025+950%1989
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202025-64%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae202025+113%1989
Eastern TowheePasserellidae182025-54%1989
American CrowCorvidae172025-56%1989
Summer TanagerCardinalidae152025+25%1989
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae142025+39%1989
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae142025+153%1989
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132025+41%1989
Carolina ChickadeeParidae132025+54%1989
Pine WarblerParulidae102025-13%1989
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92025+82%1989
Kentucky WarblerParulidae92025+59%1989
Brown ThrasherMimidae92025+43%1989
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+317%1993
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+5%1989
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025-33%1989
House SparrowPasseridae72022+8%1989
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae72024+167%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae62025-62%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025-30%1989
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae62025+38%1994
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025+0%1989
Black VultureCathartidae52025-80%1993
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52025+300%1989
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025-73%1989
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+136%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42025-94%1989
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025+167%2009
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32025+46%1989

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