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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 24 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
24Years Surveyed
1967–2008Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Louisiana Rayville
Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 262 | 2008 | -7% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 49 | 2008 | -23% | 1969 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 45 | 2008 | -3% | 1969 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 45 | 2008 | -21% | 1969 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 45 | 2008 | +615% | 1971 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 33 | 2008 | -35% | 1969 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 25 | 1996 | n/a | n/a | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 24 | 2008 | +36% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 17 | 2008 | +73% | 1969 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 16 | 2008 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 11 | 2008 | +82% | 1969 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 11 | 2008 | +146% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 11 | 2008 | -96% | 1969 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2008 | +333% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 2008 | +357% | 1971 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2008 | 21× | 1977 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 8 | 2008 | -46% | 1971 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 7 | 2008 | -67% | 1969 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2008 | +233% | 1973 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2008 | -17% | 1989 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 7 | 2008 | -13% | 1988 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 1977 | -40% | 1968 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2008 | +0% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 2008 | -87% | 1969 | |
| Brown Thrasher | Mimidae | 5 | 2008 | -50% | 1969 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 5 | 2008 | +33% | 1970 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 4 | 2008 | +115% | 1970 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 2008 | -97% | 1969 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 4 | 2007 | +20% | 1973 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 1988 | +50% | 1967 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2008 | +33% | 1969 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2008 | +100% | 1973 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 3 | 2008 | +125% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 1999 | -67% | 1969 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2008 | -33% | 1969 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2007 | -89% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 2 | 2008 | -62% | 1969 | |
| Barred Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 1994 | -25% | 1970 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2008 | +33% | 1988 | |
| Prothonotary Warbler | Parulidae | 2 | 2007 | -44% | 1975 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.