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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 25

Fort Polk Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 8 survey years, no longer active.

84Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–1975Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Fort Polk

Top 40 of 84 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Fort Polk 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 CardinalCardinalidae681975+90%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae541975-3%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae461975-7%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae371975+130%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae271975+22%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae221975-3%1970
Blue JayCorvidae211975-35%1970
American CrowCorvidae211975+32%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae161975+47%1970
White-eyed VireoVireonidae121975+122%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae111975+89%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae111975+20%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae111975+7%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae101975+100%1970
Prairie WarblerParulidae101970+900%1967
Orchard OrioleIcteridae91975-6%1970
Pine WarblerParulidae91975-29%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae81975+9%1971
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae81975+29%1970
Hooded WarblerParulidae81975+122%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae71975+17%1970
House SparrowPasseridae71974-10%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae61975+50%1970
Summer TanagerCardinalidae61975+4%1970
Wood ThrushTurdidae61975-47%1970
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae51973+400%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae41974-25%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae41975+15%1970
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae41974+150%1971
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae41975-33%1970
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae41975+5%1970
Great EgretArdeidae41975n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae31975-48%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae31975-7%1970
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae31975-18%1971
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae31975-8%1970
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae31975-61%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae31975+27%1970
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae31975-14%1973
Kentucky WarblerParulidae31975+120%1970

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