BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27
Trace Central Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.
76Species Recorded
9Years Surveyed
2007–2022Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Mississippi Trace Central
Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 113 | 2022 | +25% | 2015 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 59 | 2022 | -9% | 2015 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 36 | 2022 | -58% | 2015 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 28 | 2022 | +36% | 2015 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 26 | 2022 | +12% | 2015 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 21 | 2022 | +322% | 2015 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 20 | 2022 | -30% | 2015 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 20 | 2022 | -27% | 2015 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 19 | 2022 | -4% | 2015 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 19 | 2022 | +10% | 2015 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 16 | 2021 | 16× | 2007 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 15 | 2022 | -33% | 2015 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 15 | 2022 | +11% | 2015 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2022 | -13% | 2015 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2022 | -6% | 2015 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 9 | 2021 | +100% | 2015 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2022 | -80% | 2015 | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2022 | +150% | 2015 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2022 | -36% | 2015 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 2022 | -62% | 2015 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 8 | 2022 | -38% | 2015 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 8 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2022 | -47% | 2015 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2022 | -69% | 2015 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 7 | 2022 | +57% | 2017 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2022 | -25% | 2015 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2022 | -47% | 2015 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2021 | -36% | 2015 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2022 | +36% | 2015 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 2022 | -69% | 2015 | |
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2022 | +50% | 2016 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2022 | +400% | 2015 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2022 | +14% | 2015 | |
| Barred Owl | Strigidae | 4 | 2022 | +300% | 2007 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2022 | -62% | 2015 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 4 | 2021 | +100% | 2018 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2015 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2022 | +150% | 2015 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2022 | -25% | 2007 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.