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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 26

Kraemer Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

89Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1997–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Kraemer

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kraemer 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
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae115202411×1999
Northern CardinalCardinalidae902024-27%1999
American CrowCorvidae872024-23%1999
Carolina ChickadeeParidae642024+75%1999
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae542024+288%1999
House SparrowPasseridae512024+239%1999
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae452024+39%1999
European StarlingSturnidae412024-10%1999
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae392024+28%1999
Northern MockingbirdMimidae322024-27%1999
Northern ParulaParulidae302024-21%1999
White IbisThreskiornithidae282024-65%1999
Common GrackleIcteridae282024-52%1999
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae272024+580%1999
Purple MartinHirundinidae252024-32%1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212024+270%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae202024+145%1999
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae192024+221%1999
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae192024+800%1999
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae182024+115%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172024+97%1999
Tufted TitmouseParidae152024+30%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae142024+56%1999
LimpkinAramidae142024+40%2022
Little Blue HeronArdeidae132024+23%1999
Great EgretArdeidae112024+67%1999
Common YellowthroatParulidae112024+182%1999
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae102024+600%2000
White-eyed VireoVireonidae102024+9%1999
Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae92024-87%2001
Great Blue HeronArdeidae72023+57%1999
Black VultureCathartidae72024+500%2002
Fish CrowCorvidae72024+275%2010
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae62023+233%2003
Painted BuntingCardinalidae62024+50%2001
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae62024+600%2012
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024-7%2017
Chimney SwiftApodidae52024+39%1999
Wood DuckAnatidae42024-7%2000
Snowy EgretArdeidae42024-4%1999

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