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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Star Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 8 survey years, still active.

77Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2016–2025Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Star

Top 40 of 77 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Star 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 CardinalCardinalidae582025+20%2019
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae442025+11%2019
White-eyed VireoVireonidae392025+20%2019
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae322025+4%2019
American CrowCorvidae292025+14%2019
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae232025+22%2019
Northern MockingbirdMimidae232025-16%2019
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae222025-24%2019
Blue JayCorvidae202025-6%2019
Wood ThrushTurdidae182025+24%2019
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae162025+28%2019
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162025+39%2019
Hooded WarblerParulidae142025-45%2019
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132025+22%2019
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132025+122%2019
Tufted TitmouseParidae132025-6%2019
Mourning DoveColumbidae122025+4%2019
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122025-6%2019
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92025+39%2019
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025-9%2019
Fish CrowCorvidae82025-32%2019
Brown ThrasherMimidae82025+38%2019
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72025+33%2019
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72025-14%2019
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+36%2019
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62025-38%2019
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025-53%2019
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025-29%2019
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52025-42%2019
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52025+133%2019
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae52025+14%2019
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42025+100%2019
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025+9%2019
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025-33%2019
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025-33%2019
Pine WarblerParulidae42025-41%2019
Northern ParulaParulidae42023+300%2019
AnhingaAnhingidae42021n/an/a
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32025+50%2019
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32025+175%2019

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.