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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Okatibbee L. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 13 survey years, no longer active.

85Species 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2008Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Okatibbee L.

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Okatibbee L. 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
Purple MartinHirundinidae3042008+662%1997
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae154200845×1997
Northern MockingbirdMimidae462008-13%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae432008-46%1997
Blue JayCorvidae332008+46%1997
American CrowCorvidae302008-14%1997
Eastern TowheePasserellidae252008-61%1997
Wood ThrushTurdidae252008+53%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae242008+3%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae212008+59%1997
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae212008-24%1997
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212008-53%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae182008+9%1998
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae172008-51%1997
Tufted TitmouseParidae122008+13%1997
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae122005+90%2001
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112008-48%1997
White-eyed VireoVireonidae112008-24%1997
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae102008-41%1997
Common YellowthroatParulidae102008+100%1997
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92008+120%1997
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92008-3%1997
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae82008-55%2000
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72008-54%1997
Chimney SwiftApodidae72008-25%1997
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72008+111%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72008+19%1997
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72008-14%1997
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72008-43%1997
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72008+0%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62008-11%1997
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62003n/an/a
Green HeronArdeidae52008+25%1998
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52008-47%1997
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52008-37%1997
Black VultureCathartidae52005+143%1999
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae52007+80%1998
MallardAnatidae41995n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42008+67%1998
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42008+0%1998

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