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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 25

Flat Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

85Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Flat Creek

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Flat Creek 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae652024+14%2000
White-eyed VireoVireonidae622024+0%2000
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae562024+41%2000
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae55202455×2010
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae512024-40%2000
Hooded WarblerParulidae482024+18%2000
American CrowCorvidae422024-16%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae312024+764%2000
Tufted TitmouseParidae282024+0%2000
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae262024+31%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae252024+68%2000
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae252000n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae232024+47%2000
Pine WarblerParulidae222024-22%2000
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae202024+58%2000
Eastern TowheePasserellidae202024+19%2000
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae142024-6%2000
Carolina ChickadeeParidae132024+33%2000
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae122024+186%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122024+400%2000
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae112024-52%2000
Prairie WarblerParulidae102024+40%2000
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102024+0%2000
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae92024+33%2000
Wood ThrushTurdidae92024-49%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024+220%2004
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024+56%2001
Northern ParulaParulidae82024n/an/a
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+0%2000
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62024+50%2000
Little Blue HeronArdeidae52007+133%2002
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42015-35%2000
Swainson's WarblerParulidae42024+300%2000
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+40%2002
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+100%2002
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32024-55%2000
Kentucky WarblerParulidae32024-70%2000
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32024+20%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae32024+50%2005
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32011n/an/a

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