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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 37

Creole Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 12 survey years, no longer active.

74Species 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 →
12Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–1987Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Creole

Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Creole 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2941987-24%1971
Laughing GullLaridae173198717×1971
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae1521980+34%1971
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae1191987+36%1971
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae941987+71%1973
House SparrowPasseridae831987+8%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae811987-36%1971
Great EgretArdeidae691987+17%1971
Forster's TernLaridae611987+513%1973
Snowy EgretArdeidae521987-47%1971
European StarlingSturnidae481987+137%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae381987-38%1971
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae321987+97%1971
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae271987+104%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae251987-49%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae221987-54%1971
Fish CrowCorvidae211987+14%1971
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae201987+186%1975
Rock PigeonColumbidae201978+900%1976
Purple MartinHirundinidae181987+16%1971
Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocoracidae161980-70%1973
Tricolored HeronArdeidae151987-84%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae151987+29%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae131987+767%1974
Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae121980+471%1975
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae121987+29%1971
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae91980+19%1973
Herring GullLaridae91978n/an/a
Green HeronArdeidae81987-26%1971
Roseate SpoonbillThreskiornithidae81987+14%1980
Ring-billed GullLaridae71980+40%1971
Little Blue HeronArdeidae71980+450%1973
WilletScolopacidae61987-1%1971
Blue JayCorvidae61987+11%1971
Orchard OrioleIcteridae61987-69%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae61987-52%1971
Black SkimmerLaridae51980-46%1970
Mottled DuckAnatidae51987+26%1971
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae51987+57%1973
Clapper RailRallidae41980+300%1978

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