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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 25

Burr Ferry Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
1987–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Burr Ferry

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Burr Ferry 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 CardinalCardinalidae722025+13%1989
American CrowCorvidae672025+98%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae572025+251%1989
White-eyed VireoVireonidae332025+14%1989
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae332025+0%1989
Pine WarblerParulidae302025+10%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae252025+24%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae242025+219%1989
Hooded WarblerParulidae222025+282%1990
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae212025+33%1989
Carolina ChickadeeParidae202025+88%1989
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae182025-35%1989
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae172025+289%1989
Turkey VultureCathartidae162025+417%1992
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae142025-20%2019
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae132025+467%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122025+75%1991
Blue JayCorvidae112025+13%1989
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112025+17%1989
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112025-39%1989
Wood ThrushTurdidae102025+21%1989
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae92025+138%1989
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92025+144%1998
Black VultureCathartidae82025+167%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72025-46%1989
Fish CrowCorvidae72025+83%2016
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae62004+157%1992
House SparrowPasseridae62025+90%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-59%1989
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae52010+30%1991
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+75%2007
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae52025+150%2022
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025-59%1989
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025-85%1989
Prairie WarblerParulidae42025-33%2017
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42025+25%2016
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae32025+83%1998
Wood DuckAnatidae32015+200%2008
Swainson's WarblerParulidae32025+13%2017
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22015-75%1989

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