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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 26

Baton Rouge Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Baton Rouge

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Baton Rouge 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae852025-5%1997
Carolina ChickadeeParidae512025+243%1997
Blue JayCorvidae442025+1%1997
House SparrowPasseridae402025-64%1997
Northern MockingbirdMimidae372025-64%1997
Rock PigeonColumbidae36202311×2001
European StarlingSturnidae322025-59%1997
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae312025-19%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae282025+125%1997
Canada GooseAnatidae272025+240%2008
Chimney SwiftApodidae252025-56%1997
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae202025+153%1997
Fish CrowCorvidae192025-39%1997
American RobinTurdidae162025+233%1997
Tufted TitmouseParidae142025+47%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae132025-64%1997
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae132025+575%2011
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae122025+960%2021
Black VultureCathartidae102025+40%1997
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102025-27%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025+63%1997
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92025-27%1997
Wood DuckAnatidae82025+0%1997
Green HeronArdeidae72024+8%1997
Brown ThrasherMimidae72025-42%1997
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025+56%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025+83%1997
House FinchFringillidae62025+0%1998
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025-93%1997
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42025-70%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae42025-84%1997
White-winged DoveColumbidae42025-44%2012
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32025-28%1997
American CrowCorvidae32025-51%1997
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32022+75%2004
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32024+67%2010
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32014+200%2010
Roseate SpoonbillThreskiornithidae32011n/an/a
Great EgretArdeidae22025-85%1997
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae22021-44%1997

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.