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Athens Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 118 species recorded across 45 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 →
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 →
1968–2024Span
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 CardinalCardinalidae972024+6%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae502024+111%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae492024-5%1970
American CrowCorvidae462024-38%1970
Blue JayCorvidae372024-22%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae342024-61%1970
ChukarPhasianidae251968n/an/a
Painted BuntingCardinalidae252024-54%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202024-68%2005
Carolina ChickadeeParidae182024+68%1970
White-eyed VireoVireonidae172024+177%1970
White IbisThreskiornithidae152016+36%1988
Tufted TitmouseParidae142024-47%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142024+580%1971
Summer TanagerCardinalidae132024-38%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122024-75%1970
House SparrowPasseridae122024-47%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae112024-73%1970
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae112024+35%1979
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102024-60%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102024-13%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92024+640%1972
American White PelicanPelecanidae91991n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82024+18%1970
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae82024-30%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82024-65%1970
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae82016+250%1977
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024-25%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae72019+950%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae72024+50%1971
Pine WarblerParulidae72024+557%1972
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72024-15%2009
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62024-58%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae62019+10%1971
Black VultureCathartidae62024+240%1973
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae62016+140%1976
Great Blue HeronArdeidae52024+63%1972
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae52023+86%1976
Cave SwallowHirundinidae52019-67%2015
Great EgretArdeidae42023+10%1972

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