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 Recorded
26Years Surveyed
1997–2024Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Louisiana Kraemer
Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 115 | 2024 | 11× | 1999 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 90 | 2024 | -27% | 1999 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 87 | 2024 | -23% | 1999 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 64 | 2024 | +75% | 1999 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 54 | 2024 | +288% | 1999 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 51 | 2024 | +239% | 1999 | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Parulidae | 45 | 2024 | +39% | 1999 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 41 | 2024 | -10% | 1999 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 39 | 2024 | +28% | 1999 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 32 | 2024 | -27% | 1999 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 30 | 2024 | -21% | 1999 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 28 | 2024 | -65% | 1999 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 28 | 2024 | -52% | 1999 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 27 | 2024 | +580% | 1999 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 25 | 2024 | -32% | 1999 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 21 | 2024 | +270% | 2000 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 20 | 2024 | +145% | 1999 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 19 | 2024 | +221% | 1999 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 19 | 2024 | +800% | 1999 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 18 | 2024 | +115% | 1999 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 17 | 2024 | +97% | 1999 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 15 | 2024 | +30% | 1999 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 14 | 2024 | +56% | 1999 | |
| Limpkin | Aramidae | 14 | 2024 | +40% | 2022 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 13 | 2024 | +23% | 1999 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 11 | 2024 | +67% | 1999 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 11 | 2024 | +182% | 1999 | |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | 10 | 2024 | +600% | 2000 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2024 | +9% | 1999 | |
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 9 | 2024 | -87% | 2001 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 7 | 2023 | +57% | 1999 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 7 | 2024 | +500% | 2002 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 7 | 2024 | +275% | 2010 | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 6 | 2023 | +233% | 2003 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2024 | +50% | 2001 | |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 6 | 2024 | +600% | 2012 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 6 | 2024 | -7% | 2017 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 5 | 2024 | +39% | 1999 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 2024 | -7% | 2000 | |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 4 | 2024 | -4% | 1999 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.