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BBS Route · Louisiana · BCR 37

Ville Platte Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2019Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Louisiana Ville Platte

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ville Platte 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
White IbisThreskiornithidae3762019+955%1990
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1202019-53%1990
Northern CardinalCardinalidae952019+14%1990
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae802019-86%1990
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae612019+47%1990
Northern MockingbirdMimidae542019-33%1990
Great EgretArdeidae52201911×1990
Little Blue HeronArdeidae412019-56%1990
Blue JayCorvidae322019+44%1990
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae322019-54%1990
Purple MartinHirundinidae312019+85%1990
American CrowCorvidae292019+179%1990
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae292019+910%1996
House SparrowPasseridae282019-67%1990
Snowy EgretArdeidae202019+700%1992
Common GrackleIcteridae192019+48%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae162019+6%1990
Chimney SwiftApodidae152019+71%1991
European StarlingSturnidae132019+61%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132019+137%1991
DickcisselCardinalidae132019-36%1990
Mottled DuckAnatidae112019+250%1995
Fulvous Whistling-DuckAnatidae92019-62%1990
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae81993-70%1992
Great Blue HeronArdeidae72019+360%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72019+280%1992
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72019+73%2007
White-winged DoveColumbidae72017+600%2011
KilldeerCharadriidae62019-65%1990
Painted BuntingCardinalidae62019+222%1992
Common GallinuleRallidae61996+200%1991
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52019+31%1990
Roseate SpoonbillThreskiornithidae52019+217%1997
unid Black-crowned / Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae52016n/an/a
Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae42017+0%1990
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae42019+19%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42019+55%1992
Black VultureCathartidae42019-29%2009
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae42019+17%2010
Brown ThrasherMimidae32018+100%1991

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