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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Tupelo Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1966–2022Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Tupelo

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Tupelo 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 SwallowHirundinidae1672022+124%2014
Northern MockingbirdMimidae522022-30%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae472022-16%1969
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae462022+511%1984
Tufted TitmouseParidae442022+244%1971
House SparrowPasseridae402022+13%1969
American CrowCorvidae392022+555%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae392022+7%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae372022-48%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae292022+34%1971
American RobinTurdidae292022-31%1969
Blue JayCorvidae252022-58%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae252022+600%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae232022+282%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae232022-85%1969
Eastern TowheePasserellidae232022+7%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232022-46%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae232022+867%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae202022+188%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae172022-76%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae172022+88%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae162022+130%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae162022+200%1972
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152022+683%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae142022-59%1969
House FinchFringillidae142022+300%2010
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae112022+117%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92022+35%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae92022-25%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92022+34%1970
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72022+200%1969
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72022+500%1973
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62022+125%1970
European StarlingSturnidae62022-75%1969
Northern ParulaParulidae62022+133%1986
Common GrackleIcteridae52022-97%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae52022-53%1969
Hooded WarblerParulidae52022+400%2016
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42022-72%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae42022-80%1969

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