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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 68 species recorded across 6 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
6Years Surveyed
1970–1975Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Mississippi Tchula
Top 40 of 68 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 206 | 1975 | -22% | 1972 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 95 | 1975 | +26% | 1972 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 68 | 1975 | -8% | 1972 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 49 | 1975 | +8% | 1972 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 36 | 1975 | -23% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 36 | 1975 | +25% | 1972 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 25 | 1975 | +103% | 1972 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 23 | 1975 | -28% | 1972 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 18 | 1975 | -45% | 1972 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 16 | 1975 | -71% | 1972 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 16 | 1975 | -49% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 15 | 1975 | -9% | 1972 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 15 | 1975 | -64% | 1972 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 12 | 1975 | -54% | 1972 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 11 | 1971 | +38% | 1970 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 11 | 1975 | -38% | 1972 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 11 | 1975 | -6% | 1972 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 10 | 1975 | -36% | 1972 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 8 | 1975 | +131% | 1972 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 7 | 1975 | -59% | 1972 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 7 | 1975 | +7% | 1972 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 1975 | -64% | 1972 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 6 | 1975 | +17% | 1971 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 6 | 1975 | -15% | 1972 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 1975 | -20% | 1972 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 1975 | -37% | 1972 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 1974 | +400% | 1972 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 4 | 1975 | +80% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 4 | 1975 | -23% | 1972 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1975 | -34% | 1972 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 1975 | +50% | 1972 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 1971 | +0% | 1970 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 1975 | -35% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 1975 | -48% | 1972 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 1975 | -58% | 1972 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 1974 | +50% | 1971 | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 3 | 1975 | +200% | 1973 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 1971 | -60% | 1970 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 2 | 1971 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 1975 | +17% | 1972 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.