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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Brite Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 106 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

106Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Brite

Top 40 of 106 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae1032025-12%1996
House SparrowPasseridae992025-38%1996
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae812025-63%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae592025-19%1996
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae512025+31%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae482025-59%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae382025-24%1996
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae372025-43%1996
Painted BuntingCardinalidae222025+44%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae212025-78%1996
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae202025+32%1996
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae192025-19%1996
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae172025+38%1996
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae152025-71%1996
Crested CaracaraFalconidae142025+15%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae142025-48%1996
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae142025+89%2004
European StarlingSturnidae132025-65%1996
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae132025-58%1996
Black-crested TitmouseParidae132025+25%1996
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae112025-81%1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae112025-75%1996
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+4%1996
Common Ground DoveColumbidae92025-81%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae92025-65%1996
Olive SparrowPasserellidae92025+131%1996
White-winged DoveColumbidae72025-22%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72025+180%2003
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62025+509%2004
KilldeerCharadriidae52025-44%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-52%1996
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae52025-44%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae52024-30%1996
House FinchFringillidae52025+29%1997
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52024-18%1996
Cave SwallowHirundinidae52025+48%1996
Black VultureCathartidae42025-21%1997
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae42025-14%1996
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae42021-85%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42017+300%1996

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