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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 25

Cheniere Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 29 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1984–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Cheniere

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

Species recorded on the Cheniere 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
White IbisThreskiornithidae702009n/an/a
Northern CardinalCardinalidae402025-20%1986
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae402025+314%2021
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae332025-39%1986
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae262025-18%1986
Tufted TitmouseParidae252025+14%1986
American CrowCorvidae232025+28%1986
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae212025+11%1986
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202025-29%1986
Mourning DoveColumbidae182025+31%1986
Blue JayCorvidae182025-31%1986
White-eyed VireoVireonidae182025+8%1986
Pine WarblerParulidae182025+118%1986
Rock PigeonColumbidae172024n/an/a
Purple MartinHirundinidae152025-62%1986
Hooded WarblerParulidae152025+158%1986
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132025+7%1986
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122025+111%1986
European StarlingSturnidae112023+100%1986
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102025-27%1986
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102025+33%1986
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102025+193%1988
Orchard OrioleIcteridae82025-54%1986
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+7%1986
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae82025+217%1988
Wood ThrushTurdidae72025-33%1986
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+83%1986
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52025-83%1986
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025-57%1986
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42025-36%1986
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-72%1986
Prairie WarblerParulidae42025+100%1986
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32025-80%1986
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32025+33%1986
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32025+125%1989
Kentucky WarblerParulidae32025+40%1988
Brown ThrasherMimidae32025-20%1986
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32025-40%1986
Fish CrowCorvidae32025+50%1985
Painted BuntingCardinalidae32024+200%1996

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