BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27
Olive Branch Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 26 survey years, no longer active.
80Species Recorded
26Years Surveyed
1966–2001Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Mississippi Olive Branch
Top 40 of 80 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 173 | 2001 | +544% | 1968 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 54 | 2001 | +47% | 1968 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 51 | 2001 | +77% | 1968 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 43 | 2001 | -6% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 27 | 2001 | +16% | 1968 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 27 | 2001 | +352% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 25 | 2001 | +77% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 25 | 2001 | +760% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 25 | 2001 | +44% | 1971 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 24 | 2001 | +150% | 1969 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 22 | 2001 | +285% | 1969 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 20 | 2001 | +560% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 19 | 2001 | +32% | 1968 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 18 | 2001 | +420% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 17 | 2001 | +111% | 1968 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 17 | 2001 | +0% | 1968 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 16 | 2001 | +153% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 16 | 2001 | +123% | 1969 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 15 | 2001 | -62% | 1968 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 15 | 2001 | +340% | 1971 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 14 | 2001 | -4% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 14 | 2001 | +156% | 1971 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2001 | +543% | 1972 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 13 | 2001 | -8% | 1968 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 13 | 2001 | -30% | 1968 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 12 | 2001 | -27% | 1968 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2001 | +267% | 1968 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 12 | 2001 | +191% | 1970 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 11 | 2001 | +163% | 1968 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 9 | 2000 | +186% | 1974 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2001 | +380% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 9 | 2001 | -47% | 1968 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2001 | +400% | 1969 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2001 | +71% | 1971 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 8 | 2001 | +367% | 1991 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2001 | +600% | 1967 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2001 | +250% | 1973 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 6 | 2001 | +183% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 5 | 2001 | +13% | 1968 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2001 | +13% | 1968 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.