BirdAnalyst
BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 26

Belair Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 33 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 →
33Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1991–2024Span
1Observers

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 CardinalCardinalidae472024-23%1993
American CrowCorvidae312024+192%1993
Black VultureCathartidae242024+655%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae232024-56%1993
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae202024-30%1993
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae152024+156%1993
Purple MartinHirundinidae142024-82%1993
White-eyed VireoVireonidae132024+50%1993
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae122024+14%2010
Forster's TernLaridae11201311×1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae102024+13%1998
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae92024+200%1993
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae62016+100%2011
Blue JayCorvidae52024-78%1993
Fish CrowCorvidae52024-83%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52024-90%1993
Brown PelicanPelecanidae52022n/an/a
Little Blue HeronArdeidae42024-18%1994
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae42024-86%1993
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42024-72%1993
House FinchFringillidae42019n/an/a
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae31991n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32024+67%1995
Great EgretArdeidae32024-41%1993
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024-67%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32024-58%1993
Common YellowthroatParulidae32024-73%1993
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32010-44%2003
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32024-87%2022
Least TernLaridae22002-67%1997
Mottled DuckAnatidae22016-44%1995
Green HeronArdeidae22024+33%1994
Rock PigeonColumbidae22022-54%1994
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae22023+100%1993
Chimney SwiftApodidae22024-76%1993
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22024-58%1993
European StarlingSturnidae22024-84%1993
Tricolored HeronArdeidae22023+0%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22024-62%1994
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae22007+100%1995

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