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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 26

Panther Swamp Nwr Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 58 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.

58Species 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 →
3Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2016–2018Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Panther Swamp Nwr

Top 40 of 58 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Panther Swamp Nwr 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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae742018+19%2016
Northern CardinalCardinalidae562018+8%2016
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae482018+46%2016
Little Blue HeronArdeidae35201812×2017
Great EgretArdeidae332018+106%2016
Mourning DoveColumbidae302018+11%2016
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae302018-14%2016
Eastern TowheePasserellidae292018-22%2016
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae232018-4%2016
White-eyed VireoVireonidae212018+11%2016
White IbisThreskiornithidae202018+233%2017
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae172018-11%2016
Barn SwallowHirundinidae16201816×2016
Tufted TitmouseParidae162018+167%2016
Blue JayCorvidae152018+67%2016
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152018+50%2016
KilldeerCharadriidae142018-52%2016
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae142018-48%2016
Black VultureCathartidae14201814×2017
American CrowCorvidae132018+160%2016
DickcisselCardinalidae92018+125%2016
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92018+50%2016
Snowy EgretArdeidae62018n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52018-29%2016
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52018-55%2016
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42018+0%2016
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42018+300%2016
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42017+33%2016
Common YellowthroatParulidae42018+100%2016
American RobinTurdidae42016n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32018+200%2016
Painted BuntingCardinalidae32018+200%2016
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae32018+0%2016
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae32017n/an/a
Green HeronArdeidae22016n/an/a
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae22018+0%2016
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae22017+100%2016
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22018+100%2016
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22016n/an/a
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae22018+100%2017

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