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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 58 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
3Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 74 | 2018 | +19% | 2016 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 56 | 2018 | +8% | 2016 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 48 | 2018 | +46% | 2016 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 35 | 2018 | 12× | 2017 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 33 | 2018 | +106% | 2016 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 30 | 2018 | +11% | 2016 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 30 | 2018 | -14% | 2016 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 29 | 2018 | -22% | 2016 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 23 | 2018 | -4% | 2016 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 21 | 2018 | +11% | 2016 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 20 | 2018 | +233% | 2017 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 17 | 2018 | -11% | 2016 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 16 | 2018 | 16× | 2016 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 16 | 2018 | +167% | 2016 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 15 | 2018 | +67% | 2016 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 15 | 2018 | +50% | 2016 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 14 | 2018 | -52% | 2016 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 14 | 2018 | -48% | 2016 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 14 | 2018 | 14× | 2017 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 13 | 2018 | +160% | 2016 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2018 | +125% | 2016 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 9 | 2018 | +50% | 2016 | |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 6 | 2018 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2018 | -29% | 2016 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2018 | -55% | 2016 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 4 | 2018 | +0% | 2016 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2018 | +300% | 2016 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2017 | +33% | 2016 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 4 | 2018 | +100% | 2016 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 4 | 2016 | n/a | n/a | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2018 | +200% | 2016 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2018 | +200% | 2016 | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2018 | +0% | 2016 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 3 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 2016 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | 2 | 2018 | +0% | 2016 | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 2 | 2017 | +100% | 2016 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2018 | +100% | 2016 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2016 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 2 | 2018 | +100% | 2017 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.