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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

88Species 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 →
1966–2024Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Lake

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the 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 CardinalCardinalidae392024+4%1968
Blue JayCorvidae372024+13%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae352024-8%1968
American CrowCorvidae282024+28%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae272024+193%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232024+94%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae222024+280%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae212024+159%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae202024+650%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae202024+214%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202024+70%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae19202412×1978
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae192024+575%2019
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae182024-12%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae182024+193%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae172024+438%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae122024-19%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122024+156%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae112024+15%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae112024+15%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae102024-59%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102024+378%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102024+222%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92024+210%1972
Fish CrowCorvidae92024-12%2006
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+180%1978
Brown ThrasherMimidae82024+13%1968
Hooded WarblerParulidae82024+164%1981
Rock PigeonColumbidae82005n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72024-70%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae72024-89%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae72024+13%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae72024-54%1968
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024-39%2009
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62024+64%1968
House SparrowPasseridae62024-44%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024+175%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52024+300%1987
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52024+140%1980
Great EgretArdeidae52023+0%2009

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