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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 26

Ramah Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
1988–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Ramah

Top 40 of 101 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
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae1702024+28%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1302024+316%1990
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae962024+33%1990
Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae902024-39%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae892024+77%1990
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae792024+253%1990
Northern CardinalCardinalidae772024+9%1990
Great EgretArdeidae722024-35%1990
Little Blue HeronArdeidae702024-37%1990
American CrowCorvidae572024-27%1990
Painted BuntingCardinalidae412024+31%1990
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae412024+68%1990
Common GrackleIcteridae362024-58%1990
Carolina ChickadeeParidae342024+144%1990
White IbisThreskiornithidae322024+23%1990
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae322024+125%2014
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae302024+521%1993
Tufted TitmouseParidae292024+250%1990
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae292024+225%2013
White-eyed VireoVireonidae272024-48%1990
Black VultureCathartidae262024+950%1993
Snowy EgretArdeidae192024-51%1990
Fish CrowCorvidae192024+3%1993
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae162024-7%1990
Northern ParulaParulidae162024+242%1990
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae152024+16%1990
AnhingaAnhingidae152024+68%1993
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112024+15%1990
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102024+81%1990
Tricolored HeronArdeidae92024-63%1990
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae92024+520%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024-16%1990
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae92024-85%1990
Turkey VultureCathartidae82024-11%1995
Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocoracidae82024-77%2012
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae72024+15%1990
House SparrowPasseridae72024+67%1990
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae7202412×1995
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62024+60%1990
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62024-10%1990

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