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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 17 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2024Span
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
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae732024+65%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae522024+41%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae362024-24%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae332024-70%1998
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae332024-41%1998
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae292024+136%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae272024-87%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae272024+27%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae252024+471%1998
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae242024-40%1998
Great EgretArdeidae192024-46%1998
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae192024-38%1998
Carolina ChickadeeParidae192024+136%1998
White-eyed VireoVireonidae192024+162%2009
DickcisselCardinalidae172024-67%1998
Blue JayCorvidae112024-60%1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae102024-77%1998
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82024+163%1999
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae82024+280%2010
KilldeerCharadriidae72024-83%1998
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62024-33%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62024-83%1998
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62024+214%2009
White IbisThreskiornithidae62017n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae52024+6%1998
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52024-63%1998
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52024+0%1998
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52024+314%1999
Wood DuckAnatidae42023-64%1999
Barred OwlStrigidae42023+75%2018
Wood ThrushTurdidae42024+57%1998
Northern ParulaParulidae42024+200%2017
Canada GooseAnatidae32023-22%1999
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32023-73%1998
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae32024-17%1998
Chimney SwiftApodidae32024-30%1998
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+27%1999
European StarlingSturnidae32024-78%1998
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32021-94%1998
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae32023-81%1998

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