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Albany Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Albany

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Albany 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
DickcisselCardinalidae912025+775%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae712025-24%1971
Painted BuntingCardinalidae47202516×1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae472025+507%1982
Cave SwallowHirundinidae352015+207%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae342025-63%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae23202514×1972
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae192025+300%1973
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae182025-71%1971
European StarlingSturnidae182025+440%1978
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae172025+455%1971
Black-crested TitmouseParidae162025+600%1978
Turkey VultureCathartidae152025+182%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152025+34%1971
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae142025+429%1971
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae132025-86%1971
Lark SparrowPasserellidae122025+128%1972
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae112025+11%1971
Bell's VireoVireonidae10202513×1993
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae102025+140%1973
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82025-90%1971
House SparrowPasseridae82025+44%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae72025-79%1980
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae62025-9%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025+27%1972
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae62019+500%2010
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52025-87%1971
Green HeronArdeidae52025+40%1981
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52010n/an/a
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42025-50%1971
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae41997+100%1980
American CrowCorvidae42025+140%1987
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42022+50%1990
Little Blue HeronArdeidae41986n/an/a
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42021-31%1990
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+9%2012
Common RavenCorvidae32022+300%2010
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae32016+167%1972
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32025+200%1985
MallardAnatidae31999+0%1989

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