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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Poplarville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 64 species recorded across 2 survey years, no longer active.

64Species 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 →
2Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1972–1978Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Poplarville

Top 40 of 64 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Poplarville 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae471978-10%1972
Northern MockingbirdMimidae461978-30%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae461972n/an/a
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae401978-7%1972
American CrowCorvidae311978+15%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae261978-64%1972
Blue JayCorvidae241978+20%1972
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae221978-77%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae221978-15%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae221978-45%1972
Black VultureCathartidae201978+43%1972
European StarlingSturnidae201978+54%1972
Purple MartinHirundinidae191978-24%1972
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae181972n/an/a
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae121978-8%1972
White-eyed VireoVireonidae121978+50%1972
House SparrowPasseridae111978-84%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae101978-9%1972
Fish CrowCorvidae101972n/an/a
Orchard OrioleIcteridae91978-55%1972
Brown ThrasherMimidae91978-25%1972
Eastern TowheePasserellidae81978-68%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae81972n/an/a
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae81978+700%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae81978n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae61978+50%1972
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae51978+400%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae51978-44%1972
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae51978-55%1972
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae51978+67%1972
Carolina ChickadeeParidae51978+67%1972
Northern ParulaParulidae51978n/an/a
Green HeronArdeidae41978+300%1972
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae41972n/an/a
Little Blue HeronArdeidae31978-40%1972
Turkey VultureCathartidae31978+0%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae31978-67%1972
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae31978-40%1972
Prairie WarblerParulidae31972n/an/a
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae31978-80%1972

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