BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Scooba Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 15 survey years, no longer active.

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Scooba

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Scooba 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
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae701982+402%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae381982-12%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae371982+28%1969
Blue JayCorvidae371982-38%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae331982+25%1969
American CrowCorvidae271982+11%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae241982+52%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae221982+121%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae191982-33%1973
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae181982+0%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae171982+100%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae171982-5%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae161982+86%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae161982-61%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae161982+68%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae161982-47%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae141982-63%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae121982+367%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae111982-15%1973
Chimney SwiftApodidae101982+233%1970
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae91982-23%1969
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae91982+19%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae91982-55%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae91982+467%1970
Fish CrowCorvidae91977+80%1975
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae81982-68%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae81982-60%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae81982-23%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae71982+117%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae71982+178%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae71982+200%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae71982+50%1973
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae71982-32%1974
Prairie WarblerParulidae71982+110%1974
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae61981+100%1973
Wood DuckAnatidae61981n/an/a
Kentucky WarblerParulidae51982-31%1969
American RobinTurdidae51982+36%1973
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae51982-41%1974
KilldeerCharadriidae41980-18%1972

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