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Blue Ridge Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
34Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Blue Ridge

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Blue Ridge 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 CardinalCardinalidae712024+222%1990
Northern MockingbirdMimidae482024+57%1990
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae44202421×2000
American CrowCorvidae392024+70%1990
Painted BuntingCardinalidae292024+890%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae242024+81%1990
Common GrackleIcteridae212024-78%1990
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae172024+625%1990
Turkey VultureCathartidae162024+170%1990
DickcisselCardinalidae162024-55%1990
Purple MartinHirundinidae162024-57%1990
Tufted TitmouseParidae15202416×1990
White-eyed VireoVireonidae132024+800%2003
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122024-19%1990
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae112024+314%1995
Lark SparrowPasserellidae102024+200%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024-15%1990
House SparrowPasseridae92024-15%1990
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92024+13%1990
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82024+378%1990
European StarlingSturnidae72024-86%1990
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72024+420%1993
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae52024-84%1990
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52024+0%1990
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52024-85%1990
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52024+460%2010
White-winged DoveColumbidae52024+133%2017
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+43%1990
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42024+133%2003
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024+27%1990
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-39%1990
Blue JayCorvidae32024-33%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32024-70%1990
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+80%1993
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae32024+50%1992
Green HeronArdeidae32023-29%1993
MallardAnatidae32017+50%1995
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32024+67%2004
Inca DoveColumbidae32019+50%2007
Great EgretArdeidae22024+60%1990

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