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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Monticello Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 69 species recorded across 4 survey years, still active.

69Species 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 →
4Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2007–2017Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Monticello

Top 40 of 69 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Monticello 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 CardinalCardinalidae552017+10%2008
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae342017+20%2008
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae332007n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae312017-2%2008
Eastern TowheePasserellidae302017+20%2008
American CrowCorvidae292017-12%2008
Wood ThrushTurdidae232017+14%2008
Mourning DoveColumbidae222017+50%2008
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222017-21%2008
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192017-24%2008
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192017+35%2008
Black VultureCathartidae182008+157%2007
White-eyed VireoVireonidae182017+20%2008
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae182017+121%2008
Hooded WarblerParulidae142017+18%2008
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112017-43%2008
Common YellowthroatParulidae112017+90%2008
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae112017-26%2008
Tufted TitmouseParidae112017-16%2008
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112017-8%2016
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102017+225%2008
Prairie WarblerParulidae102016+100%2007
Brown ThrasherMimidae102017+144%2008
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102017+667%2008
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92017-67%2008
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae82017+91%2008
Chimney SwiftApodidae72017-41%2008
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72008+250%2007
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72017+100%2008
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62017+33%2008
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62017-50%2008
Fish CrowCorvidae62008+500%2007
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62008n/an/a
Gray CatbirdMimidae62017-33%2016
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52017+70%2008
American RobinTurdidae52007n/an/a
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52016+25%2008
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42017+0%2008
Great EgretArdeidae42017n/an/a
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32017-33%2008

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