BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 27

Slidell Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 72 species recorded across 5 survey years, no longer active.

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Slidell

Top 40 of 72 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Slidell 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae281988+8%1985
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae231988+23%1985
Blue JayCorvidae221988+52%1985
Chimney SwiftApodidae191988+0%1985
Northern MockingbirdMimidae171988+200%1985
American CrowCorvidae161988+37%1985
Eastern TowheePasserellidae141988-3%1985
Purple MartinHirundinidae141988+73%1985
White-eyed VireoVireonidae131988-20%1985
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae121988-30%1985
Orchard OrioleIcteridae121988+29%1985
Pine WarblerParulidae111988-69%1985
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae91988-30%1985
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae81988+900%1985
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae81988+7%1985
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae71988+140%1985
Common YellowthroatParulidae71988+16%1985
Carolina ChickadeeParidae71988+54%1985
Brown ThrasherMimidae61988-18%1986
Mourning DoveColumbidae51988+100%1986
Common GrackleIcteridae51988+267%1985
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae51988+50%1985
Northern ParulaParulidae51988-29%1985
Prairie WarblerParulidae51987+20%1985
Hooded WarblerParulidae51988-26%1985
Tufted TitmouseParidae51988+158%1985
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae51988+15%1985
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae41988-73%1985
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae41986-20%1984
Fish CrowCorvidae41988-54%1985
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae41988-50%1985
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae41988+53%1985
Wood ThrushTurdidae41988+60%1985
Little Blue HeronArdeidae41987+100%1985
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae41988+86%1986
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae31988+40%1985
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae31988-47%1985
Bachman's SparrowPasserellidae31988-21%1985
Summer TanagerCardinalidae31988-43%1985
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae31987-29%1985

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