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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 14 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2008–2024Span
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 CardinalCardinalidae762024+1%2010
American CrowCorvidae512024+118%2010
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae502024+14%2010
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae332024-12%2010
Wood StorkCiconiidae332018n/an/a
White-eyed VireoVireonidae292024-12%2010
Blue JayCorvidae252024+2%2010
Tufted TitmouseParidae252024-14%2010
Mourning DoveColumbidae212024+0%2010
Canada GooseAnatidae182022+500%2017
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162024-61%2010
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae162024-60%2010
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152024-47%2010
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122024+10%2010
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112024-20%2010
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112024-25%2010
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112024-51%2010
Brown ThrasherMimidae92024-34%2010
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae82024+57%2011
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82024-17%2010
Common YellowthroatParulidae82024-35%2010
Wood ThrushTurdidae82024+62%2010
Purple MartinHirundinidae72024-29%2010
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72024+19%2010
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62024+190%2010
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62024-52%2010
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62024-36%2010
Eastern TowheePasserellidae62024-52%2010
Hooded WarblerParulidae62024-68%2010
Chimney SwiftApodidae52024-70%2010
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52024-63%2010
Pine WarblerParulidae52024-84%2010
House SparrowPasseridae52023-46%2010
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52024-75%2010
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024+33%2011
Wood DuckAnatidae32008n/an/a
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32024-40%2011
Fish CrowCorvidae32024-47%2010
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024-17%2010
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32023-72%2010

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