BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 26
Gonzales Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 15 survey years, still active.
82Species Recorded
15Years Surveyed
1998–2019Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Louisiana Gonzales
Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 58 | 2019 | +1% | 2003 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 45 | 2019 | -12% | 2003 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 42 | 2019 | +103% | 2003 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 36 | 2019 | +45% | 2003 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 35 | 2019 | -55% | 2003 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 32 | 2019 | +21% | 2003 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 21 | 2019 | +36% | 2003 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 17 | 2019 | +11% | 2003 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 15 | 2019 | -14% | 2003 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 14 | 2019 | +60% | 2005 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 14 | 2019 | -29% | 2003 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 11 | 2019 | -30% | 2003 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 11 | 2019 | -21% | 2003 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2019 | +182% | 2003 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2019 | +0% | 2003 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 9 | 2019 | -42% | 2003 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2019 | -7% | 2003 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 7 | 2019 | -32% | 2010 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 7 | 2019 | -55% | 2003 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2019 | +320% | 2003 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 7 | 2019 | -19% | 2003 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 7 | 2013 | n/a | n/a | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 6 | 2019 | -51% | 2003 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 2019 | -63% | 2010 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 5 | 2015 | -29% | 2003 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2019 | -14% | 2003 | |
| Kentucky Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2015 | +75% | 2004 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 5 | 2019 | -55% | 2003 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 2019 | -35% | 2003 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 2019 | +400% | 2011 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 4 | 2019 | -21% | 2004 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 4 | 2019 | -66% | 2003 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 2019 | +220% | 2003 | |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | 4 | 2019 | +400% | 2004 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 4 | 2014 | +100% | 2005 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2015 | +50% | 2003 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2019 | -11% | 2003 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2019 | -52% | 2003 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 2019 | -80% | 2003 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2019 | +33% | 2003 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.