BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27
Walthall Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 7 survey years, no longer active.
82Species Recorded
7Years Surveyed
1970–1987Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Mississippi Walthall
Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 75 | 1987 | -5% | 1972 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 70 | 1987 | +3% | 1972 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 58 | 1987 | -5% | 1972 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 52 | 1987 | +5% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 48 | 1987 | -8% | 1972 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 40 | 1987 | -17% | 1972 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 39 | 1987 | +36% | 1972 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 38 | 1987 | -69% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 35 | 1987 | +65% | 1972 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 34 | 1987 | +7% | 1972 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 33 | 1987 | +5% | 1972 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 27 | 1987 | +67% | 1972 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 27 | 1987 | +47% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 24 | 1987 | +73% | 1972 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 15 | 1987 | +19% | 1972 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 15 | 1987 | +0% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 14 | 1987 | +6% | 1972 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 13 | 1987 | +8% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 12 | 1987 | +25% | 1972 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 12 | 1987 | +23% | 1972 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 12 | 1987 | -30% | 1972 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 11 | 1987 | -22% | 1972 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 10 | 1987 | -4% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 9 | 1987 | -51% | 1972 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 1987 | +10% | 1972 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 8 | 1987 | -21% | 1972 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 8 | 1987 | +71% | 1973 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 1987 | +217% | 1973 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 7 | 1987 | -46% | 1972 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 7 | 1987 | -22% | 1972 | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Parulidae | 7 | 1979 | +117% | 1972 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 7 | 1987 | +120% | 1973 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 6 | 1987 | +0% | 1972 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 1987 | +114% | 1972 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 6 | 1987 | +14% | 1972 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 1979 | +67% | 1970 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 1987 | +150% | 1970 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 1987 | +24% | 1972 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1987 | +100% | 1971 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 4 | 1979 | +150% | 1971 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.