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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Brite Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Brite

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Brite 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
House SparrowPasseridae612024-58%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae562024-19%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae462024-15%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae462023+527%2004
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae412024-32%1996
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae402024-73%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae372024-63%1996
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae322024+46%1996
Cave SwallowHirundinidae302024+84%1996
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae292024-42%1996
DickcisselCardinalidae292024-67%1997
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae232024+42%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae232024-75%1996
Painted BuntingCardinalidae232024+83%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212024-54%1996
White-winged DoveColumbidae162024-24%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae162024-71%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae132024-33%1996
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae132024-33%1996
Crested CaracaraFalconidae112024+6%1996
Olive SparrowPasserellidae112024+177%1996
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102024-92%1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae102024-74%1996
European StarlingSturnidae92024-75%1996
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae92024+67%2004
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82024-30%1996
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82024-70%1996
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae82024-78%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae72024-57%1996
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae72024+11%1996
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae62024-66%1996
Black-crested TitmouseParidae62024+38%1996
Couch's KingbirdTyrannidae62024+183%2017
Common GrackleIcteridae52024-30%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52024-18%1996
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae42024-75%1996
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae42021-85%1996
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae42022+13%2001
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42017+300%1996
Common Ground DoveColumbidae32024-87%1996

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