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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 26

Roseland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Roseland

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Roseland 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
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae672024+409%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae662024+46%1969
Blue JayCorvidae412024+202%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae402024-29%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae392024+357%1969
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae25202418×1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae252024+390%1969
American CrowCorvidae252024-18%1969
House SparrowPasseridae162024-74%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae162024+168%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae122024+282%1975
European StarlingSturnidae112024-25%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae102024-77%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024+30%1969
Tricolored HeronArdeidae92003+350%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae82024+33%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72024+47%1969
Wood ThrushTurdidae72024+38%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae62024+114%1969
Black VultureCathartidae62022+200%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae62024+58%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+340%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62024-71%1969
Brown ThrasherMimidae62024-35%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52024+80%1975
Tufted TitmouseParidae52024+50%1969
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42024-48%1969
Fish CrowCorvidae42024+0%1970
Pine WarblerParulidae42024+220%1973
Field SparrowPasserellidae41971n/an/a
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42024-43%1978
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae42024+233%1992
House FinchFringillidae42024+33%2008
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32024-41%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32024-65%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae32024-80%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32024-44%1969
Common YellowthroatParulidae32013-50%1969
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024+125%1971
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32024+50%1974

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