BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 26
Gibson Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 62 species recorded across 8 survey years, still active.
62Species Recorded
8Years Surveyed
1999–2019Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Louisiana Gibson
Top 40 of 62 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 114 | 2019 | -26% | 2001 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 114 | 2019 | -38% | 2001 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 40 | 2019 | -25% | 2001 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 37 | 2019 | +28% | 2001 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 37 | 2019 | -32% | 2001 | |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 26 | 2019 | -2% | 2001 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 25 | 2019 | +667% | 2008 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 22 | 2019 | -6% | 2001 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 17 | 2019 | +133% | 2001 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2019 | +313% | 2001 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 14 | 2019 | -25% | 2001 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 13 | 2019 | -60% | 2001 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 13 | 2019 | +238% | 2001 | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 12 | 2019 | -9% | 2001 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 11 | 2019 | -46% | 2001 | |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 11 | 2015 | +114% | 2001 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 8 | 2019 | -67% | 2001 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2019 | +167% | 2015 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 7 | 2019 | -39% | 2001 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 6 | 2015 | -52% | 2001 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 6 | 2019 | +47% | 2001 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 2015 | -76% | 2008 | |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 6 | 2019 | -60% | 2013 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 6 | 2019 | +500% | 2013 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 5 | 2015 | +60% | 2001 | |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | 5 | 2019 | +5% | 2013 | |
| Roseate Spoonbill | Threskiornithidae | 4 | 2000 | +33% | 1999 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 4 | 2015 | -86% | 2001 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2019 | -33% | 2013 | |
| Laughing Gull | Laridae | 4 | 2014 | +75% | 2008 | |
| Bronzed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2001 | +100% | 2000 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2015 | +300% | 2014 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 3 | 2019 | -82% | 2001 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2019 | +0% | 2001 | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2015 | -11% | 2000 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 3 | 2019 | +13% | 2008 | |
| Tricolored Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 2014 | +0% | 2001 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2019 | -50% | 2001 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 2 | 2019 | -63% | 2001 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 2 | 2001 | -33% | 1999 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.