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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Burton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

78Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Burton

Top 40 of 78 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Burton 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 CardinalCardinalidae1182025-34%1999
Painted BuntingCardinalidae532025+86%1999
Northern MockingbirdMimidae472025-31%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae442025-29%1999
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae432025+157%1999
White-eyed VireoVireonidae372025+190%1999
American CrowCorvidae282025-74%1999
Carolina ChickadeeParidae272025+191%1999
Turkey VultureCathartidae192025-52%1999
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae182025+400%2001
Tufted TitmouseParidae162025+7%1999
Lark SparrowPasserellidae142025+158%2001
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae132025+41%1999
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122025+10%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025+100%1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112025-64%1999
Black VultureCathartidae102025+7%1999
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92025+75%1999
Purple MartinHirundinidae92025-60%2000
House SparrowPasseridae82025+167%2000
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-75%1999
Rock PigeonColumbidae72004+75%1997
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025+467%2002
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+42%2000
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62025-7%2000
DickcisselCardinalidae62021-43%2002
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62024+11%2005
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52025+0%2001
Green HeronArdeidae42024+50%2002
Inca DoveColumbidae42025-55%1999
Blue JayCorvidae42025-60%1999
Common GrackleIcteridae42025-22%1999
Great EgretArdeidae42025+400%2001
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae42001+300%1999
Chimney SwiftApodidae32025-77%1999
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32025+67%2000
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32025+150%2006
House FinchFringillidae32025+133%2008
Cave SwallowHirundinidae32018-43%2014
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae22024-45%1999

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