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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 28 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2024Span
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 CardinalCardinalidae842024-11%1997
Carolina ChickadeeParidae782024+202%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae592024+139%1997
Chimney SwiftApodidae442024-50%1997
Northern MockingbirdMimidae422024-61%1997
House SparrowPasseridae382024-59%1997
Rock PigeonColumbidae36202311×2001
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae352024-8%1997
American RobinTurdidae342024+243%1997
Blue JayCorvidae282024+10%1997
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae272024+183%1997
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae27202412×2021
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae262024-22%1997
European StarlingSturnidae262024-67%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae242024+123%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae212024-83%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae192024-60%1997
House FinchFringillidae152024+39%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae132024+34%1997
Brown ThrasherMimidae112024-37%1997
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102024-24%1997
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102024+400%2011
Fish CrowCorvidae82024-18%1997
Green HeronArdeidae72024+8%1997
American CrowCorvidae72024-54%1997
Canada GooseAnatidae72024+147%2008
Wood DuckAnatidae62024+26%1997
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-32%1997
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32024+0%1997
Black VultureCathartidae32023-40%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32024+100%1997
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32022+75%2004
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32024+67%2010
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32014+200%2010
Roseate SpoonbillThreskiornithidae32011n/an/a
Snowy EgretArdeidae22019-81%1997
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae22021-44%1997
Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae22014+25%1997
KilldeerCharadriidae22024+125%1998
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22024+20%1997

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