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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Trace Central Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 10 survey years, still active.

77Species 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2007–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Trace Central

Top 40 of 77 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Trace Central 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
American CrowCorvidae572025+34%2015
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae372025-41%2015
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae312025-14%2015
White-eyed VireoVireonidae282025+9%2015
Tufted TitmouseParidae272025-15%2015
Northern CardinalCardinalidae262025-9%2015
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae212025+60%2015
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae202025+3%2015
Summer TanagerCardinalidae192025+44%2015
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae16202116×2007
Wood ThrushTurdidae152025+2%2015
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142025-19%2015
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae142025-10%2015
Blue JayCorvidae132025-48%2015
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122025+7%2015
Pine WarblerParulidae122025-69%2015
Hooded WarblerParulidae102025-27%2015
Black VultureCathartidae92021+100%2015
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92025+15%2015
Kentucky WarblerParulidae82025+217%2015
White IbisThreskiornithidae82022n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae72025-14%2015
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72022-47%2015
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72025+129%2017
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72022n/an/a
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62025+344%2015
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae62025+133%2016
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52025+29%2015
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025-71%2015
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025+0%2015
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52022+400%2015
Barred OwlStrigidae42022+300%2007
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-30%2015
Eastern TowheePasserellidae42025-59%2015
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025-22%2016
Common YellowthroatParulidae42025-38%2015
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42021+100%2018
Chimney SwiftApodidae32022-25%2007
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae32022+17%2015
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32025-72%2015

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