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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 25

Fort Jessup Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2023Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Fort Jessup

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Fort Jessup 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
American CrowCorvidae542023-37%2000
Northern CardinalCardinalidae542023-45%2000
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae432023+11%2000
White-eyed VireoVireonidae342023-3%2000
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae332023+26%2000
Blue JayCorvidae292023-32%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae272023+36%2000
Tufted TitmouseParidae242023-9%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae222023+28%2000
Pine WarblerParulidae212023-25%2000
Hooded WarblerParulidae212023+42%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae172023-2%2000
Carolina ChickadeeParidae172023+17%2000
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae142023+55%2000
Wood ThrushTurdidae132023+31%2000
Rock PigeonColumbidae12200712×1999
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102023+38%2000
Fish CrowCorvidae92023+275%2001
Orchard OrioleIcteridae92023-28%2000
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82023+0%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82023+433%2001
Turkey VultureCathartidae72023-47%2000
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72023+11%2000
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72023+37%2000
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae62023+300%2000
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62023+60%2000
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62023+0%2000
European StarlingSturnidae52013+60%2000
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52023+18%2000
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52023+6%2000
Gray CatbirdMimidae52023+100%2000
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52009+0%2002
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42023+38%2002
Prairie WarblerParulidae42023-13%2000
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42023+29%2001
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae32023+133%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32023-42%2000
Kentucky WarblerParulidae32023+0%2000
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae32022+67%2005
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae32023+20%2018

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