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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 26

Moon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 72 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

72Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2021Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Moon

Top 40 of 72 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Moon 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 BlackbirdIcteridae922021-7%1998
European StarlingSturnidae372021+0%1998
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae292021-5%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae242021-10%1998
White IbisThreskiornithidae212009n/an/a
DickcisselCardinalidae162021-80%1998
American RobinTurdidae162021+5%1998
Blue JayCorvidae142021-22%1998
House SparrowPasseridae142021-71%1998
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae14201914×2015
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae122021-39%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae112021-66%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae112021+65%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102021-56%1998
Orchard OrioleIcteridae92021-25%1998
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82021+233%1998
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72021+3%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72021+48%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae72021+367%2008
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62021-37%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62021+22%1998
Brown ThrasherMimidae62018+43%2008
Mourning DoveColumbidae52021-47%1998
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52018-20%1998
Purple MartinHirundinidae52021-79%1998
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52019+86%2009
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52018+150%2016
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42009+0%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae42021-74%1998
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42021+117%2007
Horned LarkAlaudidae42021-68%1998
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42019+0%2009
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42021+167%2010
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42019+100%2012
Snowy EgretArdeidae42009n/an/a
Canada GooseAnatidae32018+44%2011
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32018-61%1998
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32021+67%1998
Chimney SwiftApodidae32021-86%1998
Eastern TowheePasserellidae32021-76%1998

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