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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 27 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2025Span
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 CardinalCardinalidae422025+11%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae382025-3%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae322025+600%1972
Blue JayCorvidae292025+7%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae252025+218%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae242025+83%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae242025+87%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae212025+675%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae212025+137%1968
American CrowCorvidae202025+13%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192025+267%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae19202514×1978
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae172025-6%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae152025+163%1968
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae152025+130%2022
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae142025-54%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae122025+92%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae112025+118%1968
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae112025+12%2006
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102025+375%1968
Hooded WarblerParulidae92025+164%1981
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82025+175%1972
European StarlingSturnidae82025-39%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82025+0%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae82025-40%1968
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82025+230%1972
Pine WarblerParulidae82025+133%1980
Rock PigeonColumbidae82005n/an/a
Purple MartinHirundinidae72025+26%1968
Kentucky WarblerParulidae72025+40%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae72025+143%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025-22%1968
Fish CrowCorvidae62025+0%2006
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-11%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae52025-90%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae42025-80%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025-70%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025+144%1969
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025-7%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42022+100%1978

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