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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 26

Tchula Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 68 species recorded across 6 survey years, no longer active.

68Species 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–1975Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Tchula

Top 40 of 68 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Tchula 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2061975-22%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae951975+26%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae681975-8%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae491975+8%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae361975-23%1972
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae361975+25%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae251975+103%1972
Blue JayCorvidae231975-28%1972
Northern MockingbirdMimidae181975-45%1972
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae161975-71%1972
House SparrowPasseridae161975-49%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae151975-9%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae151975-64%1972
Common YellowthroatParulidae121975-54%1972
Great EgretArdeidae111971+38%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae111975-38%1972
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae111975-6%1972
Wood ThrushTurdidae101975-36%1972
American RobinTurdidae81975+131%1972
European StarlingSturnidae71975-59%1972
Painted BuntingCardinalidae71975+7%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae61975-64%1972
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae61975+17%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae61975-15%1972
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae51975-20%1972
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae51975-37%1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae51974+400%1972
Horned LarkAlaudidae41975+80%1972
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae41975-23%1972
Purple MartinHirundinidae41975-34%1972
Carolina ChickadeeParidae41975+50%1972
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae31971+0%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae31975-35%1972
Eastern TowheePasserellidae31975-48%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae31975-58%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae31974+50%1971
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae31975+200%1973
Little Blue HeronArdeidae21971-60%1970
Common Ground DoveColumbidae21971+100%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae21975+17%1972

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