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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 37

Esther Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 110 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

110Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Esther

Top 40 of 110 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Esther 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
Wood StorkCiconiidae3782014-76%2003
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1222024-24%1990
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae902024-33%1990
Purple MartinHirundinidae812024-20%1990
Common GrackleIcteridae622024+103%1990
Northern MockingbirdMimidae512024+9%1990
Northern CardinalCardinalidae502024-13%1990
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae382024+57%1990
Great EgretArdeidae372024-16%1990
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae372024-7%1990
Cave SwallowHirundinidae362024+56%2021
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae34202417×1992
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae282024+188%2009
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242024+165%1990
Little Blue HeronArdeidae232024-52%1990
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae222024-3%1992
Blue JayCorvidae222024+59%1990
European StarlingSturnidae192024-47%1990
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae192024-65%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae182024+155%1990
American CrowCorvidae182024+473%1990
Roseate SpoonbillThreskiornithidae152024+80%1994
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae152024+483%2002
Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocoracidae132024-31%1997
Chimney SwiftApodidae122024+56%1990
Painted BuntingCardinalidae112024+75%1992
Laughing GullLaridae112021+77%1997
LimpkinAramidae112024+83%2023
Green HeronArdeidae102024+33%1990
House SparrowPasseridae102024-79%1990
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae92014-19%1994
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92024+91%1990
Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae82024-57%1992
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024+56%1990
Fulvous Whistling-DuckAnatidae62024+19%1990
White IbisThreskiornithidae62024+264%1994
Mottled DuckAnatidae52024-66%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52024+3%1990
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024+100%1990
Tufted TitmouseParidae52024+400%1990

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