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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Trace Madison Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 68 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.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 →
3Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2015–2019Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Trace Madison

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

Species recorded on the Trace Madison 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae512019+55%2015
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae312019-14%2015
Blue JayCorvidae252019-27%2015
Tufted TitmouseParidae212019-9%2015
Carolina ChickadeeParidae192019+73%2015
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae162019-11%2015
Summer TanagerCardinalidae162019+23%2015
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae162019-43%2015
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae132019+18%2015
White-eyed VireoVireonidae132019+44%2015
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122016n/an/a
Black VultureCathartidae112016-66%2015
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112019+10%2015
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102019-41%2015
Eastern TowheePasserellidae102019-33%2015
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92019+125%2015
Pine WarblerParulidae92019+350%2015
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae92015n/an/a
Wood ThrushTurdidae92019-63%2015
American CrowCorvidae82016-47%2015
Purple MartinHirundinidae72016+600%2015
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62019-14%2015
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52019+150%2015
Hooded WarblerParulidae52019-38%2015
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52019-50%2015
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52019-29%2016
Great EgretArdeidae42019+33%2015
Common GrackleIcteridae42019-33%2015
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42019-20%2016
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae42019n/an/a
Canada GooseAnatidae32019-89%2015
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae32019+50%2015
Mourning DoveColumbidae32019-50%2015
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32019+50%2015
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae32019-25%2015
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32019-77%2015
Common YellowthroatParulidae32019+50%2016
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22016+100%2015
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22019-50%2015
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae22019+0%2015

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