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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Trace South Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 7 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2007–2019Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Trace South

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

Species recorded on the Trace South 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
Tufted TitmouseParidae632019+47%2010
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae542019+15%2010
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae412019+74%2010
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392019+70%2010
Summer TanagerCardinalidae332019+328%2010
Blue JayCorvidae312019-4%2010
American CrowCorvidae312019-74%2010
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae272019+25%2010
Wood ThrushTurdidae272019+306%2010
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae252019+68%2010
Carolina ChickadeeParidae252019+58%2010
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae232019+129%2010
Northern ParulaParulidae232019+46%2010
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222019+5%2010
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae212019-18%2010
Hooded WarblerParulidae212019+231%2010
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae202019+23%2010
White-eyed VireoVireonidae162019-56%2010
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162019+100%2010
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae152019+115%2010
Mourning DoveColumbidae132019-12%2010
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae122019-39%2010
Great EgretArdeidae112010-42%2007
Eastern TowheePasserellidae112019+35%2010
Turkey VultureCathartidae102018+50%2010
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92019+46%2010
Pine WarblerParulidae92019-6%2017
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82019+71%2010
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae82019+100%2010
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82019+100%2017
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae72019+300%2016
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72019-72%2010
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72019-65%2016
Kentucky WarblerParulidae62019+300%2010
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52019+157%2010
Field SparrowPasserellidae52010+400%2007
Purple MartinHirundinidae52017-67%2007
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42010+33%2007
Fish CrowCorvidae42019+75%2010
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42019+20%2010

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