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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Mt Carmel Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

78Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2016Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Mt Carmel

Top 40 of 78 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mt Carmel 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
American CrowCorvidae1102016+125%1988
Blue JayCorvidae772016+84%1988
Northern MockingbirdMimidae712016+26%1988
Northern CardinalCardinalidae642016+31%1988
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae632016+550%1988
Mourning DoveColumbidae522016+64%1988
Purple MartinHirundinidae442016+130%1988
Wood ThrushTurdidae332016+391%1988
Orchard OrioleIcteridae322016+109%1988
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae292016+69%1988
Black VultureCathartidae282016+517%1993
Chimney SwiftApodidae222016+146%1988
Tufted TitmouseParidae222016+778%1988
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212016-3%1988
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae202016+11%1988
Eastern TowheePasserellidae182016-41%1988
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae172016-59%1988
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae172016+60%1988
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae172016-5%1988
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172016+654%1988
White-eyed VireoVireonidae162016+457%1988
Brown ThrasherMimidae162016+116%1988
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae162014+3%1991
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae162016+291%1990
Summer TanagerCardinalidae152016+158%1988
Pine WarblerParulidae152016+250%1990
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae142016-32%1988
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142016+77%1988
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae132016-69%1988
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112016+233%1988
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112016+5%1988
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92016+460%1993
Gray CatbirdMimidae82016+167%2001
House SparrowPasseridae62016-65%1988
Fish CrowCorvidae62016+133%1991
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62010+109%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52016-72%1988
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52016+200%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae42001+40%1992
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42016+143%1993

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