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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Sandy Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 69 species recorded across 5 survey years, no longer active.

69Species 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 →
5Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2000Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Sandy Creek

Top 40 of 69 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sandy Creek 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 CardinalCardinalidae392000+8%1994
Pine WarblerParulidae372000-35%1994
Blue JayCorvidae302000+75%1994
American CrowCorvidae302000-8%1994
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae302000-20%1994
Eastern TowheePasserellidae242000-12%1994
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae242000-27%1994
Wood ThrushTurdidae222000-33%1994
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae192000-27%1994
Hooded WarblerParulidae162000-56%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae132000+0%1994
Northern ParulaParulidae132000+37%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122000-26%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae122000-42%1994
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112000+12%1994
White-eyed VireoVireonidae112000-44%1994
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102000-12%1994
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82000-44%1994
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72000-44%1994
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62000-13%1994
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62000-13%1994
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62000-53%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62000+33%1998
Black VultureCathartidae41993n/an/a
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae41998+100%1993
European StarlingSturnidae41993n/an/a
Kentucky WarblerParulidae42000-75%1994
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32000-39%1994
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32000+29%1994
Chimney SwiftApodidae31999-54%1994
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32000-50%1994
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae31998-77%1993
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae31998+200%1993
Prairie WarblerParulidae32000-43%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32000n/an/a
Barred OwlStrigidae22000+0%1993
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae21999+100%1993
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22000+167%1994
Field SparrowPasserellidae22000-33%1993
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae21993n/an/a

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