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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Macon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

107Species 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 →
48Years 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
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Macon

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Macon 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
European StarlingSturnidae692025+18%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae632025+173%1968
Great EgretArdeidae55202512×1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae472025-4%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae322025+128%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae312025-15%1968
Great Blue HeronArdeidae30202516×1990
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae292025+321%1972
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae282025-76%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae282025+20%1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae222025+15%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212025+829%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae202025+383%1987
DickcisselCardinalidae192025+158%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172025+429%1972
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae172025+185%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152025-74%1968
KilldeerCharadriidae132025+683%1968
MallardAnatidae132025+425%2003
American CrowCorvidae112025-41%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025-54%1968
Wood StorkCiconiidae11202511×1974
Blue JayCorvidae102025-59%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae102025+75%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92023+256%2015
American RobinTurdidae82025+186%1972
Eastern TowheePasserellidae82025+500%1970
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82025+267%1971
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae62025-51%1970
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+325%1978
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae62025n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025-90%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+42%1971
Wood ThrushTurdidae42025+467%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+90%1999
Snowy EgretArdeidae42025+0%2004
Pine WarblerParulidae42024+60%2007
Barred OwlStrigidae32025-50%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32025+138%1968
House SparrowPasseridae32025-85%1968

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