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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 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
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.

Species recorded on the Lake Cove 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
White IbisThreskiornithidae113201723×2009
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae522018+39%2011
Northern CardinalCardinalidae472018-7%2011
American CrowCorvidae352018+28%2011
Purple MartinHirundinidae292018+200%2011
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae262018+1%2011
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242018+246%2011
Blue JayCorvidae212018+19%2011
White-eyed VireoVireonidae202018+28%2011
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192018+486%2012
Mourning DoveColumbidae162018+169%2011
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162018-9%2011
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae152018-13%2012
Eastern TowheePasserellidae132018+74%2011
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112018-17%2011
Pine WarblerParulidae112017+69%2011
Fish CrowCorvidae102018+13%2013
Hooded WarblerParulidae102018+115%2011
Wood ThrushTurdidae102018+53%2011
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82018+67%2011
Swainson's WarblerParulidae82017+333%2013
Turkey VultureCathartidae72018+100%2011
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72018+33%2011
Common YellowthroatParulidae72018+67%2011
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72017+175%2012
Painted BuntingCardinalidae72018+175%2013
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62018+400%2011
Chimney SwiftApodidae52018+475%2011
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52018-7%2011
Little Blue HeronArdeidae42018+64%2011
KilldeerCharadriidae42018+80%2013
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42018-12%2011
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42018+67%2011
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42017-40%2013
Tufted TitmouseParidae42018+25%2011
Northern ParulaParulidae42017+150%2012
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae42017+0%2013
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32018+88%2011
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32018+420%2012
Common GrackleIcteridae32018+247%2012

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