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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 26

Tallahatchie Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Tallahatchie

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Tallahatchie 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae882025+42%2012
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae692025+81%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae442025-21%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae342025+59%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae322025-85%1998
Great EgretArdeidae312025-30%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae312025+48%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae262025-71%1998
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae252025-36%1998
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae252025+139%1998
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae252025-29%1998
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae212025-24%1998
Blue JayCorvidae202025-52%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae192025+493%1998
White IbisThreskiornithidae182025+200%2017
Common YellowthroatParulidae152025-66%1998
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae142025+118%1999
DickcisselCardinalidae132025-72%1998
Carolina ChickadeeParidae132025+100%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122025-69%1998
Summer TanagerCardinalidae112025+286%1999
American CrowCorvidae82025+50%1998
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025+200%1999
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82025+214%2009
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82025+146%2009
KilldeerCharadriidae72024-83%1998
House SparrowPasseridae72025-80%1998
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+5%1998
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae62025+260%2010
Northern ParulaParulidae62025+300%2017
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52025-93%1998
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52025+267%1999
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52025-63%1998
Wood DuckAnatidae42023-64%1999
Wood ThrushTurdidae42025+100%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025+200%2012
Canada GooseAnatidae32023-22%1999
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae32024-17%1998
European StarlingSturnidae32024-78%1998
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32025-91%1998

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