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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 37

Mamou Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 64 species recorded across 15 survey years, no longer active.

64Species 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–1982Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Mamou

Top 40 of 64 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mamou 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
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae2771982+84%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1601982+17%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae1191982+89%1969
House SparrowPasseridae971982+13%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae721982+234%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae701982+35%1969
European StarlingSturnidae691982+477%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae681982+12%1969
Little Blue HeronArdeidae601982+44%1969
Blue JayCorvidae491982+281%1969
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae461968n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae30198215×1978
Rock PigeonColumbidae281982+104%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae281982+262%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae20198215×1969
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae191982+443%1973
Common GallinuleRallidae151979+650%1978
Purple MartinHirundinidae131982-7%1969
Painted BuntingCardinalidae101982+159%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae91982+133%1969
Green HeronArdeidae81982+100%1969
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae81980-6%1969
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae81982+700%1978
Common GrackleIcteridae61982-87%1969
Great EgretArdeidae41982-92%1970
Purple GallinuleRallidae41980+71%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae41982+150%1971
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae41982+100%1979
KilldeerCharadriidae31982+167%1973
Orchard OrioleIcteridae31982-50%1969
Field SparrowPasserellidae31971n/an/a
Eastern TowheePasserellidae31982+33%1979
White IbisThreskiornithidae31982n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae21979+350%1968
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae21982-45%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae21968+100%1967
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae21968n/an/a
Common YellowthroatParulidae21982+150%1978
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae21974+100%1971
American CrowCorvidae21982+60%1976

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