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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 19

Beaver Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

85Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Beaver Creek

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Beaver Creek 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 DoveColumbidae482025-10%1997
DickcisselCardinalidae452025+15%1997
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae342025-79%1997
Northern MockingbirdMimidae322025-19%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae272025-54%1997
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae242025-25%1997
Painted BuntingCardinalidae222025+442%1997
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae222025+642%1997
European StarlingSturnidae182025-46%1997
House SparrowPasseridae162025-77%1997
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae162025+417%2006
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae152025+10%2011
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae142025-71%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae132025+0%1997
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae102025-78%1997
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae102025+220%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025-24%1997
Lark SparrowPasserellidae102025+0%1997
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102025+900%2022
KilldeerCharadriidae92025-27%1997
White-winged DoveColumbidae82025-34%2006
Rock PigeonColumbidae52025+130%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52025-75%1997
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+0%1998
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52025-91%2004
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42024-10%2005
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42025-70%1997
American CrowCorvidae42025-67%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025-35%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025+17%1998
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025+200%2003
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae42024-30%2013
Burrowing OwlStrigidae32005+50%1994
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae32025+60%2004
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae32025+20%2015
American KestrelFalconidae32022+150%2008
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025+0%2003
Chimney SwiftApodidae22017-74%1997
Blue JayCorvidae22024-43%1997
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22025-72%1997

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