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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 25

Natchitoches Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.

73Species 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 →
3Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1987–1991Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Natchitoches

Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Natchitoches 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
Great EgretArdeidae1851991+311%1987
Purple MartinHirundinidae1081991-21%1987
European StarlingSturnidae581991+164%1987
Northern CardinalCardinalidae501991-23%1987
Common GrackleIcteridae431991+105%1987
House SparrowPasseridae401991+82%1987
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae371991-28%1987
Chimney SwiftApodidae341991+162%1987
Snowy EgretArdeidae31199131×1987
Northern MockingbirdMimidae301991-55%1987
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae281991-59%1987
Little Blue HeronArdeidae271991+800%1987
American CrowCorvidae261991+0%1987
White IbisThreskiornithidae23198923×1987
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae201991-29%1987
Barn SwallowHirundinidae201991-20%1987
Wood StorkCiconiidae191987n/an/a
DickcisselCardinalidae171991+240%1987
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae141991+100%1987
Great Blue HeronArdeidae131991+63%1987
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae121991-37%1987
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae121991-40%1987
MallardAnatidae111989+83%1987
Turkey VultureCathartidae11199111×1987
Blue JayCorvidae101991-63%1987
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae91991+50%1987
Carolina ChickadeeParidae91991+80%1987
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae61991-46%1987
White-eyed VireoVireonidae61991+200%1987
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae51991-29%1987
Mourning DoveColumbidae51991+0%1987
Fish CrowCorvidae51989+0%1987
KilldeerCharadriidae41991-56%1987
Rock PigeonColumbidae41991-64%1987
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae41987n/an/a
Tufted TitmouseParidae41991+33%1987
Green HeronArdeidae31991-50%1987
Painted BuntingCardinalidae31991+200%1987
Pine WarblerParulidae31991+50%1987
AnhingaAnhingidae21989+100%1987

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