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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 33 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 →
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 →
1987–2024Span
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
American CrowCorvidae822024+76%1989
Northern CardinalCardinalidae802024+13%1989
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae532024+251%1989
Mourning DoveColumbidae362024+167%1989
White-eyed VireoVireonidae362024+13%1989
Carolina ChickadeeParidae292024+109%1989
Pine WarblerParulidae282024+28%1989
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae272022+53%2019
Blue JayCorvidae232024+0%1989
Hooded WarblerParulidae212024+294%1990
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae202024-28%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae192024+12%1989
Northern MockingbirdMimidae182024-33%1989
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172024+26%1989
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162024+29%1989
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae162024+0%1989
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae152024+244%1989
Wood ThrushTurdidae132024+36%1989
Turkey VultureCathartidae102024+267%1992
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102024+567%1989
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82024-52%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72024+33%1991
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62024+100%1998
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae62004+157%1992
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae52024+50%1998
Black VultureCathartidae52024+167%1996
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae52010+30%1991
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52023+38%2007
House SparrowPasseridae42024+90%1996
Swainson's WarblerParulidae42024+25%2017
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024-53%1989
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-67%1989
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32024-56%1989
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32024-50%1991
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-50%1992
Northern ParulaParulidae32024-31%1996
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae32024-30%2017
Fish CrowCorvidae32024+167%2016
Wood DuckAnatidae32015+200%2008
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae32024+67%2015

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