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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 26

Freetown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

87Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2019Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Freetown

Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Freetown 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae872019+68%1978
Northern CardinalCardinalidae512019-42%1978
White IbisThreskiornithidae492009-30%1986
Common GrackleIcteridae322019-73%1978
Purple MartinHirundinidae232019+42%1984
Common YellowthroatParulidae222019+27%1984
European StarlingSturnidae212019+97%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae202019+792%1978
American CrowCorvidae182019+165%1978
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172019+63%1978
Black VultureCathartidae142019+255%1991
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142019-32%1978
Blue JayCorvidae122019-27%1978
Northern ParulaParulidae102009+42%1984
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102009+350%1986
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae92019+25%1978
Rock PigeonColumbidae92008+223%1984
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae92019+78%1978
Snowy EgretArdeidae82000+86%1986
Painted BuntingCardinalidae72019+117%1978
Fish CrowCorvidae72019+210%1985
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae71987+133%1978
Great Blue HeronArdeidae62009-35%1985
KilldeerCharadriidae62019-13%1985
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52019-17%1978
Eastern TowheePasserellidae52019-32%1984
House SparrowPasseridae52019-35%1978
AnhingaAnhingidae52009+150%1995
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42000+17%1985
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42019+9%1984
Barred OwlStrigidae42019-10%1985
Great EgretArdeidae42019+21%1985
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42019-67%1985
Field SparrowPasserellidae41978n/an/a
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae32019+150%1984
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32019+50%1985
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32008+57%1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32019-62%1978
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32019-59%1978
Tufted TitmouseParidae32019+27%1978

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