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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 25

Natchez Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Natchez

Top 40 of 104 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae712025+5%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae612025+538%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae542025+174%1994
American CrowCorvidae372025-2%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae332025+75%1995
Carolina ChickadeeParidae332025+200%1994
Pine WarblerParulidae312025+164%1994
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae302025+68%1994
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae222025-59%1994
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae222025-31%1994
Hooded WarblerParulidae212025+550%1994
Summer TanagerCardinalidae192025+196%1994
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae172025+48%1994
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162025+53%1994
Blue JayCorvidae152025-29%1994
White-eyed VireoVireonidae152025+3%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae112025+50%1994
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112025-7%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025+139%1994
Purple MartinHirundinidae112025-61%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae102025+11%1994
Black VultureCathartidae102025-44%1994
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102025+122%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102025+93%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae92025-26%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae92025+16%1994
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+138%1994
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae72025+260%1994
AnhingaAnhingidae72025+175%1997
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+0%1994
Northern ParulaParulidae62025+83%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52025-87%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+143%1998
Painted BuntingCardinalidae52025+50%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024-95%1994
Fulvous Whistling-DuckAnatidae52023n/an/a
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42025+63%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae32009+117%1994
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32025-25%1994
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025+13%1994

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.