BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 37
Sabine Nwr 2 Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 70 species recorded across 8 survey years, still active.
70Species Recorded
8Years Surveyed
2009–2017Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Louisiana Sabine Nwr 2
Top 40 of 70 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 112 | 2017 | -20% | 2012 | |
| Laughing Gull | Laridae | 67 | 2017 | -3% | 2012 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 51 | 2017 | -28% | 2012 | |
| Tricolored Heron | Ardeidae | 47 | 2017 | -60% | 2012 | |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 41 | 2017 | -23% | 2012 | |
| Neotropic Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 37 | 2017 | -36% | 2012 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 31 | 2017 | +755% | 2013 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 26 | 2017 | -48% | 2012 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 25 | 2017 | +10% | 2012 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 23 | 2017 | -17% | 2012 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 17 | 2017 | -55% | 2012 | |
| Marsh Wren | Troglodytidae | 16 | 2017 | +21% | 2012 | |
| Forster's Tern | Laridae | 14 | 2017 | -67% | 2012 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 13 | 2017 | -33% | 2012 | |
| Clapper Rail | Rallidae | 10 | 2016 | +40% | 2011 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2017 | +15% | 2013 | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 9 | 2017 | -11% | 2012 | |
| King Rail | Rallidae | 8 | 2015 | +33% | 2009 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 7 | 2015 | +60% | 2012 | |
| Common Gallinule | Rallidae | 7 | 2017 | +150% | 2013 | |
| Mottled Duck | Anatidae | 5 | 2017 | -18% | 2013 | |
| Least Bittern | Ardeidae | 5 | 2017 | +46% | 2012 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2017 | -20% | 2012 | |
| Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 2015 | -72% | 2012 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2014 | +100% | 2012 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 4 | 2017 | +75% | 2011 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 3 | 2017 | +33% | 2014 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 2017 | -50% | 2012 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 2017 | +0% | 2012 | |
| Willet | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2016 | -64% | 2013 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 3 | 2017 | +80% | 2012 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 3 | 2017 | -69% | 2013 | |
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 2014 | -77% | 2012 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 3 | 2014 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 2 | 2016 | -69% | 2011 | |
| Roseate Spoonbill | Threskiornithidae | 2 | 2014 | -60% | 2009 | |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 2 | 2017 | -36% | 2012 | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 2017 | -29% | 2013 | |
| Black-necked Stilt | Recurvirostridae | 2 | 2017 | -83% | 2012 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 2017 | +17% | 2011 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.