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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 26

Belair Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 34 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1991–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Louisiana Belair

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

Species recorded on the Belair 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 CardinalCardinalidae552025-18%1993
European StarlingSturnidae412025-74%1993
Black VultureCathartidae322025+500%1994
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae302025-26%1993
American CrowCorvidae242025+111%1993
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae172025+36%2010
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae152025+68%1993
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132025-64%1993
Forster's TernLaridae11201311×1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae112025-63%2023
White-eyed VireoVireonidae102025+33%1993
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae92025+300%1993
Mourning DoveColumbidae82025-74%1993
Chimney SwiftApodidae82025-78%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025-46%1993
Purple MartinHirundinidae62025-77%1993
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae62016+100%2011
Blue JayCorvidae52025-76%1993
Fish CrowCorvidae52024-83%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52024-90%1993
Brown PelicanPelecanidae52022n/an/a
Great EgretArdeidae42025-52%1993
House SparrowPasseridae42025-77%1993
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-36%1994
House FinchFringillidae42019n/an/a
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae31991n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32025+133%1995
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32025-61%1993
Common YellowthroatParulidae32024-73%1993
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32025-73%1993
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32010-44%2003
Least TernLaridae22002-67%1997
Mottled DuckAnatidae22016-44%1995
Rock PigeonColumbidae22022-54%1994
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22024-58%1993
Painted BuntingCardinalidae22025-59%1993
Tricolored HeronArdeidae22025+0%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae22025-9%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22025-62%1994
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae22007+100%1995

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