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Boerne Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.
98Species Recorded
46Years Surveyed
1967–2024Span
8Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Boerne
Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 55 | 2024 | -35% | 1970 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 42 | 2024 | +92% | 2006 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 30 | 2024 | +20% | 1970 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 25 | 2024 | +820% | 1979 | |
| Black-crested Titmouse | Paridae | 18 | 2024 | +9% | 1970 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2024 | -9% | 1970 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 17 | 2024 | -66% | 1970 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 16 | 2024 | -40% | 1970 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 15 | 2024 | +66% | 1970 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 15 | 2024 | -20% | 1970 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 14 | 2024 | +51% | 1970 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 12 | 2010 | +450% | 1992 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 11 | 1986 | +133% | 1984 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 10 | 1995 | +400% | 1992 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | -62% | 1970 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2023 | +92% | 1986 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | -33% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2024 | -37% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 6 | 2019 | +186% | 1971 | |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 5 | 2024 | +57% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2019 | +100% | 1971 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2019 | -49% | 1970 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 4 | 2024 | -16% | 1970 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -92% | 1970 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2024 | -15% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2024 | +35% | 1970 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1973 | +14% | 1971 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 4 | 2019 | +143% | 1985 | |
| Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2023 | +200% | 1976 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2024 | +75% | 1974 | |
| Verdin | Remizidae | 4 | 1986 | n/a | n/a | |
| Golden-fronted Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2018 | +33% | 1975 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 3 | 1993 | +125% | 1974 | |
| Rufous-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2019 | -61% | 1971 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 3 | 1984 | +200% | 1971 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 1977 | +200% | 1976 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | +50% | 1996 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 3 | 2024 | +40% | 1994 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 3 | 2019 | +13% | 1996 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.