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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Lake Como Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 14 survey years, still active.

78Species 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1983–2021Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Lake Como

Top 40 of 78 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lake Como 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
American CrowCorvidae302021-41%2008
Northern CardinalCardinalidae142021-23%2008
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae142010-53%1984
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae132021-38%2008
Mourning DoveColumbidae122021-68%2008
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae112021+300%2010
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102021-76%2008
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102021-71%2008
Wood ThrushTurdidae102021+0%2008
Blue JayCorvidae82021-82%2008
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82021-90%2008
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae72021-48%2008
Kentucky WarblerParulidae72018+11%2008
Black VultureCathartidae62021+60%2008
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62010+46%1984
House SparrowPasseridae61984-40%1983
Chimney SwiftApodidae52010-62%1984
Brown ThrasherMimidae52016-41%2008
Tufted TitmouseParidae42019-55%2008
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42010+100%2008
Common YellowthroatParulidae32017-53%2008
American RobinTurdidae31984+50%1983
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32021-10%2011
Prairie WarblerParulidae32008n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae21984+0%1983
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae22017-43%2008
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22021-61%2008
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae22021+175%2010
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22021-89%2010
Common GrackleIcteridae22018-76%2008
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae22021-90%2008
Summer TanagerCardinalidae22016-5%2008
Purple MartinHirundinidae22021-78%2010
White-eyed VireoVireonidae22021-74%2008
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae22015+100%1983
Hooded WarblerParulidae22017-17%2008
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae22021-86%2008
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae21984+100%1983
Carolina ChickadeeParidae22019-84%2008
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22021-14%2008

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