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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 27

Franklinton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 15 survey years, still active.

91Species 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2008–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Franklinton

Top 40 of 91 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Franklinton 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 CardinalCardinalidae722025-2%2010
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae642025+19%2010
American CrowCorvidae432025+122%2010
Wood StorkCiconiidae332018n/an/a
Northern MockingbirdMimidae292025-44%2010
White-eyed VireoVireonidae282025-5%2010
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae262025-10%2010
Mourning DoveColumbidae242025+12%2010
Blue JayCorvidae242025-21%2010
Carolina ChickadeeParidae202025-41%2010
Tufted TitmouseParidae162025-11%2010
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae152025-57%2010
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae132025-61%2010
Common YellowthroatParulidae112025-30%2010
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae112025+83%2011
Chimney SwiftApodidae92025-57%2010
Wood ThrushTurdidae92025+77%2010
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82025+160%2010
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+17%2010
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025-33%2010
Hooded WarblerParulidae82025-66%2010
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82025-63%2010
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025-58%2010
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62025-66%2010
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025-16%2010
Brown ThrasherMimidae62025-34%2010
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52025-42%2010
House SparrowPasseridae52023-46%2010
Black VultureCathartidae42025-24%2010
Wood DuckAnatidae32008n/an/a
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32025-30%2011
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32025-60%2010
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025-38%2010
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32025-22%2010
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32025-87%2010
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae32025-22%2010
Pine WarblerParulidae32025-82%2010
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae32023-75%2010
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32025+0%2010
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32009n/an/a

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