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Albany Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 44 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 →
44Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2024Span
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
Mourning DoveColumbidae1332024-19%1971
Painted BuntingCardinalidae65202419×1971
DickcisselCardinalidae482024+440%1973
Northern CardinalCardinalidae41202415×1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae392024+533%1982
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae362024+436%1973
Cave SwallowHirundinidae352015+207%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae292024-58%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae242024+427%1971
Lark SparrowPasserellidae242024+200%1972
Bell's VireoVireonidae24202414×1993
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae212024+36%1971
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae212024-62%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae212024+41%1971
Black-crested TitmouseParidae192024+700%1978
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae172024+429%1971
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae162024-3%1971
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae112024-87%1971
House SparrowPasseridae102024+6%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024-18%1972
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae62024+120%1973
American CrowCorvidae62024+100%1987
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae62019+500%2010
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52024-83%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52010n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52023-18%2012
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42024-54%1971
Great Horned OwlStrigidae42024+120%1983
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae41997+100%1980
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42024-68%1980
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42022+50%1990
Little Blue HeronArdeidae41986n/an/a
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42021-31%1990
Common RavenCorvidae32022+300%2010
European StarlingSturnidae32024+160%1978
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32024-90%1971
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae32019-40%1979
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae32016+167%1972
MallardAnatidae31999+0%1989
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32024+100%1996

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