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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 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 →
1999–2019Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Gibson

Top 40 of 62 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gibson 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1142019-26%2001
Common GrackleIcteridae1142019-38%2001
Northern MockingbirdMimidae402019-25%2001
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372019+28%2001
Purple MartinHirundinidae372019-32%2001
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae262019-2%2001
Black VultureCathartidae252019+667%2008
Blue JayCorvidae222019-6%2001
Fish CrowCorvidae172019+133%2001
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142019+313%2001
House SparrowPasseridae142019-25%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae132019-60%2001
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae132019+238%2001
Green HeronArdeidae122019-9%2001
European StarlingSturnidae112019-46%2001
Snowy EgretArdeidae112015+114%2001
American CrowCorvidae82019-67%2001
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82019+167%2015
Little Blue HeronArdeidae72019-39%2001
KilldeerCharadriidae62015-52%2001
Chimney SwiftApodidae62019+47%2001
Rock PigeonColumbidae62015-76%2008
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae62019-60%2013
Brown ThrasherMimidae62019+500%2013
Northern ParulaParulidae52015+60%2001
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae52019+5%2013
Roseate SpoonbillThreskiornithidae42000+33%1999
White IbisThreskiornithidae42015-86%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42019-33%2013
Laughing GullLaridae42014+75%2008
Bronzed CowbirdIcteridae42001+100%2000
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42015+300%2014
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae32019-82%2001
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32019+0%2001
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae32015-11%2000
Common YellowthroatParulidae32019+13%2008
Tricolored HeronArdeidae32014+0%2001
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae22019-50%2001
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22019-63%2001
White-eyed VireoVireonidae22001-33%1999

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