BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27
Star Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 7 survey years, still active.
76Species Recorded
7Years Surveyed
2016–2024Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Mississippi Star
Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 55 | 2024 | +11% | 2019 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 39 | 2024 | +17% | 2019 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 36 | 2024 | +14% | 2019 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 29 | 2024 | +15% | 2019 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 29 | 2024 | -15% | 2019 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 29 | 2024 | -6% | 2019 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 26 | 2024 | +4% | 2019 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 25 | 2024 | +63% | 2019 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 25 | 2024 | -23% | 2019 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 24 | 2024 | +20% | 2019 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 23 | 2024 | +19% | 2019 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 20 | 2024 | +26% | 2019 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 20 | 2024 | +4% | 2019 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 18 | 2024 | -28% | 2019 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 15 | 2024 | -31% | 2019 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2024 | -4% | 2019 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 11 | 2024 | +87% | 2019 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | -28% | 2019 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | -28% | 2019 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2024 | -12% | 2019 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 10 | 2024 | +86% | 2019 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 9 | 2024 | -15% | 2019 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | +41% | 2019 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2024 | -3% | 2019 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2024 | +33% | 2019 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2024 | +106% | 2019 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -26% | 2019 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | -38% | 2019 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | -18% | 2019 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2024 | +183% | 2019 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +9% | 2019 | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | +13% | 2019 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 5 | 2024 | -55% | 2019 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2024 | +25% | 2019 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +55% | 2019 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2022 | +33% | 2016 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | +175% | 2019 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | -16% | 2019 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 4 | 2023 | +300% | 2019 | |
| Anhinga | Anhingidae | 4 | 2021 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.