BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 25
De Ridder Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.
102Species Recorded
45Years Surveyed
1967–2019Span
8Observers
Bird Species Found on Louisiana De Ridder
Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 48 | 2019 | +20% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 39 | 2019 | +206% | 1969 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 35 | 2019 | +74% | 1969 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 26 | 2019 | -3% | 1969 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 25 | 2019 | -28% | 1969 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 18 | 2019 | +233% | 1969 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 16 | 2019 | +40% | 1970 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 15 | 2019 | +21% | 1969 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 12 | 2019 | +19% | 1980 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 11 | 2019 | +70% | 1971 | |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 11 | 1984 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 10 | 2019 | -90% | 1969 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 9 | 2019 | -48% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 8 | 2019 | -65% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 7 | 2019 | -53% | 1969 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2019 | -21% | 1970 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2019 | +367% | 1982 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2017 | 16× | 2015 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 6 | 2019 | +50% | 1970 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2019 | +21% | 1969 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2019 | -67% | 1969 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2019 | +180% | 2000 | |
| Cave Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2019 | -19% | 2015 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2019 | -60% | 1969 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2019 | -13% | 1970 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2019 | -53% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 4 | 2019 | -53% | 1969 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 4 | 2017 | -92% | 1982 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2019 | -67% | 1969 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 2019 | -55% | 1970 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 2019 | -22% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 3 | 2019 | -84% | 1969 | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2019 | +33% | 1979 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2019 | -33% | 1978 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2019 | +14% | 1970 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2019 | -14% | 1971 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 2 | 2019 | +28% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 2 | 2019 | -68% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2019 | -88% | 1969 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 2 | 2019 | -48% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.