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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 26

Rayville 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 14 survey years, still active.

81Species 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2009–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Louisiana Rayville 2

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rayville 2 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1432025-20%2011
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae1252025+61%2011
Northern CardinalCardinalidae652025+1%2011
Mourning DoveColumbidae522025-18%2011
Snowy EgretArdeidae472023+373%2013
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae392025+129%2011
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae372025+98%2011
Northern MockingbirdMimidae292025-15%2011
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae272025+126%2022
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae242025+67%2011
Blue JayCorvidae222025+4%2011
American CrowCorvidae212025+86%2011
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162025+15%2011
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae152025+241%2011
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae142025+56%2011
House SparrowPasseridae132025+72%2012
European StarlingSturnidae102025+3%2011
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102025+114%2011
Painted BuntingCardinalidae92025+240%2011
Tufted TitmouseParidae92025+132%2011
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92025+86%2011
Purple MartinHirundinidae82025-61%2012
Brown ThrasherMimidae82025+525%2013
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72025-48%2011
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72025+118%2011
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72025+21%2011
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae62023+50%2015
Cave SwallowHirundinidae62024n/an/a
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+167%2012
Chimney SwiftApodidae52025+40%2018
Great EgretArdeidae42025+91%2011
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+150%2012
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+80%2016
Common GrackleIcteridae42025-32%2011
DickcisselCardinalidae42025-81%2011
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae42024+33%2011
Fish CrowCorvidae42025+0%2022
Little Blue HeronArdeidae32025-44%2011
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32025+129%2011
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32023-33%2013

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