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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 26

Ramah Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 30 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 →
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 →
1988–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Ramah

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

Species recorded on the Ramah 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
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae1532025+75%1990
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae1422025-5%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1282025+318%1990
Northern CardinalCardinalidae1052025+14%1990
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae802025+41%1990
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae672025+273%1990
White IbisThreskiornithidae632025+29%1990
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae612025+64%1990
American CrowCorvidae532025-35%1990
Tufted TitmouseParidae422025+378%1990
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae412025+56%1990
White-eyed VireoVireonidae402025-44%1990
Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae392025-28%1990
Carolina ChickadeeParidae392025+170%1990
Painted BuntingCardinalidae372025+41%1990
Common GrackleIcteridae322025-59%1990
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae312025+507%1993
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae292025+113%2014
Black VultureCathartidae262024+950%1993
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232025-21%1990
Chimney SwiftApodidae222025+107%1995
Great EgretArdeidae202025-32%1990
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae172025+16%1990
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae172025+263%2013
Little Blue HeronArdeidae162025-44%1990
Orchard OrioleIcteridae162025+17%1990
Northern ParulaParulidae152025+184%1990
Fish CrowCorvidae142025+20%1993
LimpkinAramidae132025+350%2023
KilldeerCharadriidae102025-13%1990
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102025+25%1990
Tricolored HeronArdeidae92024-63%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae92025+467%1990
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92025+500%1998
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae92025+46%1990
Barred OwlStrigidae82025-10%1990
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82025-37%1990
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82025+200%1990
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82025-82%1990
Turkey VultureCathartidae82024-11%1995

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