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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Blue Ridge Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 35 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–2025Span
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 CardinalCardinalidae832025+222%1990
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae41202518×2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae342025+30%1990
American CrowCorvidae302025+72%1990
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae282025-76%1990
DickcisselCardinalidae252025-50%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae242025+83%1990
House SparrowPasseridae182025-15%1990
Purple MartinHirundinidae162024-57%1990
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142025+300%1990
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae142025+400%1995
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122025-21%1990
Tufted TitmouseParidae12202515×1990
White-eyed VireoVireonidae12202511×2003
Painted BuntingCardinalidae112025+660%1990
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae102025+380%1993
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-46%1990
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72025+700%1990
Blue JayCorvidae72025-29%1990
Black VultureCathartidae72025-38%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025-15%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025-77%1990
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025+78%1990
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025-15%1990
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52025+167%1990
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025+20%1990
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae52025+0%2002
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42025+14%1994
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42025+167%2004
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+300%2010
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32025-14%1990
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+43%1990
Green HeronArdeidae32023-29%1993
MallardAnatidae32017+50%1995
Inca DoveColumbidae32019+50%2007
Great EgretArdeidae22024+60%1990
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025-33%1990
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22025+20%1990
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae22025-92%1990
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22025+40%1993

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