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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Trace North Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.

84Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2008–2018Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Trace North

Top 40 of 84 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Trace North 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae942018+1%2011
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae502017+920%2014
Tufted TitmouseParidae402018+43%2011
Pine WarblerParulidae332018+90%2011
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae292018+27%2011
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae272018+124%2011
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae262018+100%2011
American CrowCorvidae232018-41%2011
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae192018-20%2011
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182018-49%2011
Blue JayCorvidae162018-4%2011
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae162018+9%2011
Summer TanagerCardinalidae142018-8%2011
White-eyed VireoVireonidae142018+42%2011
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae14201414×2009
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132018+33%2011
Wood ThrushTurdidae122018+3%2011
Canada GooseAnatidae12201412×2009
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92018+14%2011
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae92018+100%2011
Hooded WarblerParulidae92018+440%2012
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae92018-17%2011
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82018+35%2011
Mourning DoveColumbidae72018-33%2011
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62018+38%2011
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62018+20%2011
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52018-9%2011
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae52018+0%2011
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52018-13%2011
Northern ParulaParulidae52018-32%2014
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42018+0%2011
European StarlingSturnidae42008n/an/a
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42018+33%2012
Turkey VultureCathartidae32018+180%2011
Swainson's WarblerParulidae32008n/an/a
Common YellowthroatParulidae32018+0%2011
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae32014+0%2008
Rock PigeonColumbidae32011n/an/a
Wood DuckAnatidae32018n/an/a
Green HeronArdeidae22009+100%2008

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