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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 26

Rayville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 24 survey years, no longer active.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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2008Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Rayville

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

Species recorded on the Rayville 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 BlackbirdIcteridae2622008-7%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae492008-23%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae452008-3%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae452008-21%1969
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae452008+615%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae332008-35%1969
White IbisThreskiornithidae251996n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae242008+36%1969
American CrowCorvidae172008+73%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae162008+0%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae112008+82%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112008+146%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae112008-96%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae102008+333%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102008+357%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae10200821×1977
Great EgretArdeidae82008-46%1971
European StarlingSturnidae72008-67%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72008+233%1973
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72008-17%1989
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72008-13%1988
Rock PigeonColumbidae61977-40%1968
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52008+0%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52008-87%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae52008-50%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae52008+33%1970
Little Blue HeronArdeidae42008+115%1970
House SparrowPasseridae42008-97%1969
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42007+20%1973
Black VultureCathartidae31988+50%1967
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32008+33%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32008+100%1973
Horned LarkAlaudidae32008+125%1975
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae21999-67%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae22008-33%1969
Painted BuntingCardinalidae22007-89%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae22008-62%1969
Barred OwlStrigidae21994-25%1970
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22008+33%1988
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae22007-44%1975

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