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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Bruceville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

91Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Bruceville

Top 40 of 91 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bruceville 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae562025-13%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae392025-33%1998
American CrowCorvidae312025-18%1998
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae252024-89%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae252025+31%1998
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae232025-30%1999
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222025+35%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae212025-45%1998
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae152025+0%1998
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102025-37%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025-49%1998
Painted BuntingCardinalidae82025+0%1998
Purple MartinHirundinidae82025+15%1998
Carolina ChickadeeParidae82025-11%1998
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae82010-32%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72025-82%1998
DickcisselCardinalidae72025-34%1998
European StarlingSturnidae62024-77%1998
Black VultureCathartidae62025-39%1999
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52023-64%1998
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52025+117%2000
House SparrowPasseridae52025-55%1998
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025-36%1998
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42025+60%1999
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-74%1998
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32025+50%1998
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32025-33%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025+27%1998
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae32023+100%2008
Tufted TitmouseParidae32025-10%1999
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32010-9%2000
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae32009+200%1998
House FinchFringillidae32025-55%2009
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32025+0%2010
Black-crested TitmouseParidae32025+82%2018
MallardAnatidae21995n/an/a
Great EgretArdeidae22025-20%1998
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22021-50%1998
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22025-55%1998
Blue JayCorvidae22025-48%1998

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