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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 19

Beaver Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

84Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Beaver Creek

Top 40 of 84 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae2432024+679%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae582024-27%1997
Northern MockingbirdMimidae332024-10%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae212024-50%1997
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae202024-20%1997
Painted BuntingCardinalidae192024+442%1997
DickcisselCardinalidae192024-35%1997
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae162024-81%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152024-74%1997
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae142024-63%1998
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae132024+20%2011
Lark SparrowPasserellidae112024+19%1997
House SparrowPasseridae102024-75%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82023-48%1997
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82024+300%2006
Northern CardinalCardinalidae72024-10%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024+50%1998
Western KingbirdTyrannidae62024-74%1997
White-winged DoveColumbidae62024-53%2006
KilldeerCharadriidae52024-55%1997
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52024-74%1997
European StarlingSturnidae52024-61%1997
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae52019-71%2005
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42024-10%2005
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42024-56%1997
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-9%1998
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42024+100%2003
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae42024-30%2013
Horned LarkAlaudidae42016+167%2008
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae42024+40%2004
Burrowing OwlStrigidae32005+50%1994
American KestrelFalconidae32022+150%2008
Black-crested TitmouseParidae32022n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae22024+130%1997
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22022+40%2003
Chimney SwiftApodidae22017-74%1997
Blue JayCorvidae22024-43%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22024-43%1997
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22024-38%2004
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22019+17%2006

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