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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 26

Carlisle Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 59 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.

59Species 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 →
3Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–1988Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Carlisle

Top 40 of 59 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Carlisle 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
European StarlingSturnidae266198811×1968
Purple MartinHirundinidae195198824×1968
Common GrackleIcteridae1361988+656%1968
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1191988+13%1968
Northern CardinalCardinalidae1191988+116%1968
Orchard OrioleIcteridae1061988+36%1968
Northern MockingbirdMimidae911988+184%1968
American CrowCorvidae79198879×1968
House SparrowPasseridae591988+146%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae481988-34%1987
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae421988+27%1987
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae411988+413%1968
Blue JayCorvidae371988+236%1968
Carolina ChickadeeParidae361988+620%1968
Mourning DoveColumbidae321988+357%1968
Common YellowthroatParulidae291988+263%1968
Chimney SwiftApodidae251988-27%1968
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22198822×1968
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae191988+171%1968
White-eyed VireoVireonidae171988+240%1968
Painted BuntingCardinalidae171988+113%1987
KilldeerCharadriidae151988+650%1968
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae151988+150%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae91988+13%1968
Eastern TowheePasserellidae91988+125%1968
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae91988-18%1987
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae81988+100%1968
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae71988-67%1968
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae71988+600%1987
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae61988-33%1968
Snowy EgretArdeidae61988+50%1987
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae51988-84%1968
Tufted TitmouseParidae51988n/an/a
Black VultureCathartidae41988+300%1968
Great EgretArdeidae41988-50%1987
Northern ParulaParulidae31987-77%1968
Forster's TernLaridae31987n/an/a
Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae31988-25%1987
Bronzed CowbirdIcteridae31988n/an/a
Mottled DuckAnatidae21968n/an/a

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