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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Macon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
47Years 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
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Macon

Top 40 of 106 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae672024+144%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae602024-4%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae512024-3%1968
Great EgretArdeidae382024+856%1990
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae332024+311%1972
European StarlingSturnidae322024-43%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae302024-71%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae292024+25%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae282024-73%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae272024+118%1968
MallardAnatidae272024+492%2003
Purple MartinHirundinidae242024-8%1972
Great Blue HeronArdeidae24202413×1990
DickcisselCardinalidae212024+189%1971
American CrowCorvidae202024-41%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae192024+914%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae182024+833%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172024+300%1972
Wood StorkCiconiidae16201216×1974
Blue JayCorvidae132024-49%1968
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae132024+162%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102024+263%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae102024+55%1972
House SparrowPasseridae92024-84%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae92024+233%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92023+256%2015
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024-53%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae82024+260%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72024+20%1968
Green HeronArdeidae72024+50%1971
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72024+550%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae72024+500%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+83%1971
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62024+27%1974
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62024+150%1999
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae52024-57%1970
American RobinTurdidae52024+186%1972
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52024+425%1978
Chimney SwiftApodidae42024-90%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42024-76%1968

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