BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 25
Lake Cove Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.
86Species Recorded
9Years Surveyed
2008–2018Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Louisiana Lake Cove
Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 113 | 2017 | 23× | 2009 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 52 | 2018 | +39% | 2011 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 47 | 2018 | -7% | 2011 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 35 | 2018 | +28% | 2011 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 29 | 2018 | +200% | 2011 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 26 | 2018 | +1% | 2011 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 24 | 2018 | +246% | 2011 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 21 | 2018 | +19% | 2011 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 20 | 2018 | +28% | 2011 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 19 | 2018 | +486% | 2012 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 16 | 2018 | +169% | 2011 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 16 | 2018 | -9% | 2011 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 15 | 2018 | -13% | 2012 | |
| Eastern Towhee | Passerellidae | 13 | 2018 | +74% | 2011 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 11 | 2018 | -17% | 2011 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 11 | 2017 | +69% | 2011 | |
| Fish Crow | Corvidae | 10 | 2018 | +13% | 2013 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2018 | +115% | 2011 | |
| Wood Thrush | Turdidae | 10 | 2018 | +53% | 2011 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2018 | +67% | 2011 | |
| Swainson's Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 2017 | +333% | 2013 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 7 | 2018 | +100% | 2011 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2018 | +33% | 2011 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 7 | 2018 | +67% | 2011 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 7 | 2017 | +175% | 2012 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2018 | +175% | 2013 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2018 | +400% | 2011 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 5 | 2018 | +475% | 2011 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 2018 | -7% | 2011 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 4 | 2018 | +64% | 2011 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2018 | +80% | 2013 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2018 | -12% | 2011 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2018 | +67% | 2011 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2017 | -40% | 2013 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 4 | 2018 | +25% | 2011 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 4 | 2017 | +150% | 2012 | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sittidae | 4 | 2017 | +0% | 2013 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2018 | +88% | 2011 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2018 | +420% | 2012 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 3 | 2018 | +247% | 2012 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.