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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 26 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
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.

Species recorded on the Olive Branch 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
European StarlingSturnidae1732001+544%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae542001+47%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae512001+77%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae432001-6%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae272001+16%1968
Barn SwallowHirundinidae272001+352%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae252001+77%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae252001+760%1972
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae252001+44%1971
Common YellowthroatParulidae242001+150%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae222001+285%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae202001+560%1969
Blue JayCorvidae192001+32%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae182001+420%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae172001+111%1968
American CrowCorvidae172001+0%1968
American RobinTurdidae162001+153%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162001+123%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae152001-62%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae152001+340%1971
Brown ThrasherMimidae142001-4%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142001+156%1971
Purple MartinHirundinidae142001+543%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132001-8%1968
Common GrackleIcteridae132001-30%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae122001-27%1968
DickcisselCardinalidae122001+267%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122001+191%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112001+163%1968
Rock PigeonColumbidae92000+186%1974
Field SparrowPasserellidae92001+380%1969
House SparrowPasseridae92001-47%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92001+400%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92001+71%1971
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82001+367%1991
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72001+600%1967
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72001+250%1973
KilldeerCharadriidae62001+183%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52001+13%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52001+13%1968

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