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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 25

Athens Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

118Species 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
11Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Athens

Top 40 of 118 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Athens 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 CardinalCardinalidae872025+17%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae542025+180%1970
American CrowCorvidae492025-11%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae352025+15%1970
Blue JayCorvidae332025-11%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae322025-61%1970
Painted BuntingCardinalidae292025-32%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae282025-11%1970
White-eyed VireoVireonidae262025+227%1970
ChukarPhasianidae251968n/an/a
House SparrowPasseridae192025-14%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae182025+16%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172025-73%1970
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae172025+2%1979
Purple MartinHirundinidae152025+240%1970
White IbisThreskiornithidae152016+36%1988
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122025+86%1970
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae112025-43%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae112025-47%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112025+600%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102025+88%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae102025+0%2009
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92025-65%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92025+11%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92025-52%1970
Pine WarblerParulidae92025+314%1972
American White PelicanPelecanidae91991n/an/a
Black VultureCathartidae82025+300%1973
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae82016+250%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae72019+950%1971
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+38%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae62025-36%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae62019+10%1971
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae62025+175%2004
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52024+63%1972
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-50%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-93%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025-70%1970
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52025-47%1970
American RobinTurdidae52025+117%1970

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