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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 20

Adamsville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 40 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1971–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Adamsville

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Adamsville 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae83202515×1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae742025-17%1973
Painted BuntingCardinalidae542025+455%1973
Northern CardinalCardinalidae512025+225%1973
Northern MockingbirdMimidae402025-51%1973
DickcisselCardinalidae232025+138%1974
Lark SparrowPasserellidae202025-67%1973
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192025-36%1973
Black VultureCathartidae19202511×1980
Bell's VireoVireonidae17202513×2011
American CrowCorvidae16202521×1978
Tufted TitmouseParidae161979n/an/a
House SparrowPasseridae152025-78%1973
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae152025+213%1973
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae122025-72%1973
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae112025+350%1979
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112025+433%1977
Field SparrowPasserellidae102025+240%1974
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae92025+700%1973
Summer TanagerCardinalidae92025+350%1982
Purple MartinHirundinidae92025+53%1975
House FinchFringillidae82025+120%1994
American RobinTurdidae82025+700%2009
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025-40%1973
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-60%1973
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62023-30%1980
Black-crested TitmouseParidae62025-37%1975
Cave SwallowHirundinidae62025-17%2010
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+75%1973
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-88%1973
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52025+875%1981
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024+25%1985
KilldeerCharadriidae42025-74%1973
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42025+700%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32025-19%1973
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32025-50%1973
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32025-32%1976
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae32025+40%1975
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32025+40%1979
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae3201514×1977

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.