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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Utica Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 33 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
1966–2021Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Utica

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Utica 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
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae312021+111%1987
Mourning DoveColumbidae202021+19%1968
American CrowCorvidae192021-43%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182021-51%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae182021-58%1968
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152021+33%1968
Blue JayCorvidae142021-29%1968
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae132021+350%1968
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae132021-3%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae122021+25%1968
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112021-9%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112021+280%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102021+8%1968
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102021-16%1968
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae81995-84%1968
Fish CrowCorvidae82021+100%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82021-92%1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72021-94%1968
Wood ThrushTurdidae72021-18%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62021-73%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62021+175%1968
Hooded WarblerParulidae62021+300%1975
KilldeerCharadriidae52016+25%1969
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae52021+80%1968
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52021-13%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52021-50%1968
Wood DuckAnatidae51986+67%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42018-76%1968
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42021+10%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae42021-55%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42017+80%1974
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42021-21%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae41978n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32021+21%1968
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32016+50%1971
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32021+200%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32018-77%1968
Painted BuntingCardinalidae31991+40%1969
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32021-65%1968
House SparrowPasseridae32015-88%1968

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