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Bonner Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.
108Species Recorded
27Years Surveyed
1994–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Bonner
Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 652 | 2024 | +141% | 1999 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 42 | 2024 | -56% | 1998 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 21 | 2024 | -70% | 1998 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 19 | 2024 | +10% | 1998 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 16 | 2024 | -41% | 1998 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 15 | 2024 | +5% | 1999 | |
| Wood Stork | Ciconiidae | 15 | 1998 | n/a | n/a | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 14 | 2024 | -22% | 1998 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 14 | 2024 | +18% | 1998 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 11 | 2024 | -81% | 1998 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 2024 | -72% | 1998 | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 10 | 2023 | -27% | 2001 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 8 | 2024 | -37% | 1999 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 8 | 2024 | +300% | 1994 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 8 | 2024 | +131% | 1998 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 8 | 2024 | +20% | 1998 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 8 | 2024 | +150% | 2018 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | -57% | 1998 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2024 | +5% | 1998 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | -14% | 1999 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2024 | -91% | 1998 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2024 | -54% | 1998 | |
| Black-crested Titmouse | Paridae | 6 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +17% | 1999 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 5 | 2023 | -46% | 2006 | |
| Crested Caracara | Falconidae | 5 | 2022 | +17% | 2014 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -61% | 1999 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2024 | -95% | 1998 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 2024 | +83% | 1999 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 4 | 2018 | -36% | 2008 | |
| Neotropic Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 4 | 2024 | +64% | 2008 | |
| Wood Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 2016 | +100% | 2007 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2024 | -18% | 1998 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 3 | 2023 | -67% | 1998 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -14% | 2002 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 2 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2016 | -33% | 2001 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 2 | 2024 | -80% | 1998 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2023 | -43% | 2005 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.