BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27
Olive Branch 2 Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 6 survey years, still active.
79Species Recorded
6Years Surveyed
2016–2022Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Mississippi Olive Branch 2
Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 114 | 2022 | +10% | 2018 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 66 | 2022 | +986% | 2017 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 31 | 2022 | -24% | 2018 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 31 | 2022 | +12% | 2018 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 29 | 2022 | -19% | 2018 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 27 | 2022 | -30% | 2018 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 27 | 2022 | +131% | 2018 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 22 | 2022 | +4% | 2018 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 20 | 2022 | +15% | 2018 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 19 | 2022 | +68% | 2017 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 19 | 2022 | +129% | 2018 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 15 | 2022 | -12% | 2018 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 14 | 2022 | +214% | 2018 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 14 | 2022 | -47% | 2018 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 14 | 2022 | -14% | 2018 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 12 | 2022 | +200% | 2018 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 11 | 2022 | +170% | 2018 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 11 | 2022 | +11% | 2018 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2022 | +0% | 2018 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 10 | 2022 | +80% | 2018 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2022 | +80% | 2018 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2022 | +40% | 2018 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 2022 | -30% | 2018 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2022 | +100% | 2018 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 7 | 2022 | -5% | 2018 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2022 | +100% | 2017 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2022 | +0% | 2018 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 2022 | -60% | 2018 | |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | 4 | 2022 | +300% | 2017 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2022 | +75% | 2018 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2022 | +17% | 2018 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 2022 | -16% | 2018 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2022 | -33% | 2018 | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2021 | +33% | 2017 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 3 | 2022 | -25% | 2018 | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 2022 | +100% | 2016 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 2019 | -67% | 2016 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2022 | +100% | 2016 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.