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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 25

Natchez Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Natchez

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Natchez 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae852024+460%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae562024-5%1994
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae532024+136%1994
Pine WarblerParulidae492024+143%1994
American CrowCorvidae402024-8%1994
Carolina ChickadeeParidae342024+159%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae332024+41%1994
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae322024-68%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae312024+55%1995
European StarlingSturnidae252024+115%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae252024+56%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae212024+11%1994
Summer TanagerCardinalidae192024+177%1994
Hooded WarblerParulidae182024+525%1994
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae142024+24%1994
Painted BuntingCardinalidae142024+73%1995
Blue JayCorvidae132024-36%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae122024-7%1994
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92024-7%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024+131%1994
White-eyed VireoVireonidae92024-13%1994
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92024+127%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82024-21%1994
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+150%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae82023+114%1998
Purple MartinHirundinidae82024-67%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024+10%1994
Northern ParulaParulidae72024+133%1994
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae62018+250%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62024-88%1994
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024+56%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024-95%1994
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52024-69%1994
Fulvous Whistling-DuckAnatidae52023n/an/a
Great EgretArdeidae42024-36%1994
Little Blue HeronArdeidae42024-91%1994
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024-33%1994
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae42024-46%1994
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae42024+220%1994
Rock PigeonColumbidae32009+117%1994

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