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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Necaise Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1982–2022Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Necaise

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Necaise 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 CardinalCardinalidae502022+19%1984
American CrowCorvidae432022-31%1984
Blue JayCorvidae402022-30%1984
Northern MockingbirdMimidae362022+45%1984
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232022+85%1987
Mourning DoveColumbidae202022+183%1985
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae182022+33%1984
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae162022+96%1984
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152022-19%1984
Tufted TitmouseParidae142022+37%1984
European StarlingSturnidae122022+236%1984
Great EgretArdeidae122016+27%1991
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112022+109%1984
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112022-35%1984
Pine WarblerParulidae112022-32%1984
Canada GooseAnatidae112022+433%2012
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102022-70%1984
White-eyed VireoVireonidae102022-47%1984
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92022-15%1984
Purple MartinHirundinidae92022+17%1984
Brown ThrasherMimidae82022-44%1984
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82022-53%1984
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72022-36%1984
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72022-70%1984
Hooded WarblerParulidae72022+38%1984
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae72022n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62022-90%1984
Turkey VultureCathartidae62022+63%1986
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae62022+325%1984
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62022-17%1984
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62022-67%1984
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62022+50%1984
Common YellowthroatParulidae62022-52%1984
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae62022-38%2007
Chimney SwiftApodidae52022-68%1984
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52022-41%1984
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42022-74%1985
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42019+0%2012
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32022+29%1984
Black VultureCathartidae32022+120%1984

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