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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 26

Tchula 3 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 20 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Tchula 3

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

Species recorded on the Tchula 3 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 SwallowHirundinidae942025+170%2013
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae912025-16%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae682025-59%1997
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae642022+425%1997
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae262025-17%1997
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae222025-20%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212025-78%1997
American CrowCorvidae182025+112%1997
House FinchFringillidae18201618×1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae152021-20%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142025-18%1997
European StarlingSturnidae132024+4%1997
Blue JayCorvidae122025-74%1997
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae112025-60%1997
Wood StorkCiconiidae101995n/an/a
Great EgretArdeidae102025-78%1997
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025-76%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82025-21%1997
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82025-42%1997
Eastern TowheePasserellidae72025-11%1997
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72025-77%1997
Tufted TitmouseParidae72025-32%1997
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72025+113%1998
Wood ThrushTurdidae62025-8%1997
Black VultureCathartidae62023+200%2017
Wood DuckAnatidae52023+0%1997
Rock PigeonColumbidae52021+100%2008
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae52023+200%2008
White IbisThreskiornithidae52025-49%2018
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae52025-45%2017
AnhingaAnhingidae42025+100%2006
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42025-31%1997
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42025-15%1997
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42023-50%2008
Northern ParulaParulidae42025+150%2016
Tree SwallowHirundinidae42025+0%2023
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32023-79%1997
Snowy EgretArdeidae32024-57%1997
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024+0%1999
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32025+133%2011

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