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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 19 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2025Span
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
White-eyed VireoVireonidae922025+48%2000
Northern CardinalCardinalidae712025+29%2000
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae552025-45%2000
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae482025+80%2000
American CrowCorvidae422025-9%2000
Hooded WarblerParulidae362025+77%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae322025+179%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae312025+909%2000
Tufted TitmouseParidae292025+27%2000
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae282025+135%2000
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae252000n/an/a
Pine WarblerParulidae242025+25%2000
Blue JayCorvidae222025+81%2000
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae192025+56%2000
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae15202515×2010
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae142025+25%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142025+640%2000
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae142025+53%2000
Eastern TowheePasserellidae132025+28%2000
Wood ThrushTurdidae132025-42%2000
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae122025-18%2000
Prairie WarblerParulidae112025+140%2000
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+82%2000
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102025+286%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025+360%2004
Orchard OrioleIcteridae82025+150%2000
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae72025+20%2000
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72025+100%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae72025+133%2005
Common YellowthroatParulidae62025+100%2001
Northern ParulaParulidae62025-25%2024
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52025-27%2000
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+233%2002
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52025-46%2000
Little Blue HeronArdeidae52007+133%2002
Swainson's WarblerParulidae52025+400%2000
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42015-35%2000
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025-63%2000
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+40%2002
Purple MartinHirundinidae32025-64%2000

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