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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 26

Shaw Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
49Years 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
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Shaw

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Shaw 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1302024+32%1973
Northern CardinalCardinalidae832024+7%1973
Black VultureCathartidae722024+533%1977
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae702024+50%1973
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae492024+113%1973
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae482024+42%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae442024+247%1973
White IbisThreskiornithidae432024+564%1983
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae432024+550%2013
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae382024+623%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae352024-38%1973
Northern MockingbirdMimidae352024+51%1973
Common GrackleIcteridae332024-74%1973
American CrowCorvidae31202424×1973
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae302024+52%1973
European StarlingSturnidae272024-54%1974
White-eyed VireoVireonidae262024+7%1973
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae232024+114%2008
Turkey VultureCathartidae222024+967%1975
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae212024+47%1973
Snowy EgretArdeidae212024+357%1979
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae202024-27%1973
Painted BuntingCardinalidae192024+2%1973
Tufted TitmouseParidae192024+210%1973
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae172024+800%1977
Orchard OrioleIcteridae162024-9%1973
Little Blue HeronArdeidae152024-33%1973
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae142024-70%1973
Wood StorkCiconiidae14201414×1972
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae102024+400%1976
Blue JayCorvidae92024+128%1973
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae82024+271%1973
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82023+180%1991
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82024+85%1976
Green HeronArdeidae72024-28%1973
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae72024+15%1973
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72024+75%1973
Great EgretArdeidae62024-51%1974
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62024-25%1974
Common YellowthroatParulidae62024-82%1973

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