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BBS Route · Mississippi · BCR 27

Water Valley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 71 species recorded across 2 survey years, still active.

71Species 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 →
2Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2015–2018Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Mississippi Water Valley

Top 40 of 71 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Water Valley 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 SwallowHirundinidae3072018n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae522018-26%2015
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae472018+18%2015
White-eyed VireoVireonidae292018+7%2015
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae292018+45%2015
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae282018-28%2015
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae272018+238%2015
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232018-49%2015
Common YellowthroatParulidae232018+156%2015
Mourning DoveColumbidae202018-5%2015
Summer TanagerCardinalidae202018+233%2015
Eastern TowheePasserellidae192018+111%2015
Northern MockingbirdMimidae172018-19%2015
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae152018+36%2015
Blue JayCorvidae152018-38%2015
Tufted TitmouseParidae152018-52%2015
Northern ParulaParulidae132018-7%2015
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122018-20%2015
Wood ThrushTurdidae122018+9%2015
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae112018-15%2015
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102018+43%2015
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92018-25%2015
Turkey VultureCathartidae82018+100%2015
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82018+100%2015
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82018+100%2015
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72018-42%2015
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72018-13%2015
House FinchFringillidae72018+600%2015
Pine WarblerParulidae72018-36%2015
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae72018n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62018-68%2015
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52018-67%2015
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52018+67%2015
Prairie WarblerParulidae52018+400%2015
Great EgretArdeidae42018+300%2015
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42018+33%2015
European StarlingSturnidae42018+33%2015
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42018+33%2015
House SparrowPasseridae42018+33%2015
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32015n/an/a

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