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Boerne Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Boerne

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Boerne 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 SwallowHirundinidae452025+770%1979
Field SparrowPasserellidae412025+3%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372025+17%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae342025-48%1970
Painted BuntingCardinalidae302025+34%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae272025-73%1970
White-winged DoveColumbidae262025+96%2006
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae242025-46%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae222025-44%1970
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae172025-40%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae172025+186%1973
Turkey VultureCathartidae162025-13%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142025-81%1970
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae132025+50%1984
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae122010+450%1992
Black VultureCathartidae112025+100%1970
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae112025-36%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae111986+133%1984
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102025-7%1970
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae101995+400%1992
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62019+186%1971
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52019-49%1970
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52025+7%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025+54%1986
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024-92%1970
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42025+125%1971
House SparrowPasseridae42025-44%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42024+35%1970
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae41973+14%1971
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42019+143%1985
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae42023+200%1976
VerdinRemizidae41986n/an/a
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae32025-70%1970
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae32025+120%1970
House FinchFringillidae32025-67%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+175%1970
Bell's VireoVireonidae32025-79%1970
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32025+67%1975
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae32019-61%1971
DickcisselCardinalidae32025+20%1976

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