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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Lucien Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2013Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Lucien

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lucien 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
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae452013+287%1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392013-1%1972
American CrowCorvidae332013+41%1972
Purple MartinHirundinidae272008-4%1972
Eastern TowheePasserellidae252013+80%1972
Blue JayCorvidae242013-11%1972
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192013-2%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae171988+55%1987
Turkey VultureCathartidae162008+183%1990
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152013+227%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae142013-59%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142013+271%1977
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae142007-14%1991
Hooded WarblerParulidae132013+81%1976
Pine WarblerParulidae122008+58%1974
Tufted TitmouseParidae122013+172%1972
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122013+128%1972
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae122007+600%1976
Kentucky WarblerParulidae112008+30%1976
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102013+480%1976
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92013+240%1972
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92008+21%1975
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82008-11%1975
House FinchFringillidae82013+167%2008
Mourning DoveColumbidae72013+117%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae72013+0%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72013-42%1972
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72013+350%1976
House SparrowPasseridae72013+283%1976
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62013-15%1972
Wood ThrushTurdidae62013+93%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62013+25%1976
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae62013+183%1996
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52008+160%2002
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42013+247%1972
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae42013+117%1972
Brown ThrasherMimidae42013-25%1972
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32013-85%1972
Painted BuntingCardinalidae32007+50%1988
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32013+17%1972

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