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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Cayuga Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

96Species 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 →
1996–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Cayuga

Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cayuga 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
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae1722025-57%2002
Northern CardinalCardinalidae762025-19%2002
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae572025+529%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae412025+0%2002
Painted BuntingCardinalidae402025+31%2002
White IbisThreskiornithidae402025+255%2006
Turkey VultureCathartidae342025+279%2005
Northern MockingbirdMimidae312025-67%2002
White-eyed VireoVireonidae312025+429%2004
American CrowCorvidae302025-58%2002
Blue JayCorvidae272025+126%2002
House SparrowPasseridae252025-29%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae212025+16%2002
Carolina ChickadeeParidae192025+7%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae182025-72%2002
Cave SwallowHirundinidae162025+400%2007
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae152025-44%2002
Purple MartinHirundinidae142025-42%2004
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132025-40%2002
Chimney SwiftApodidae132025+36%2004
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae132018+333%2010
Black VultureCathartidae112025+15%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025+31%2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae112025-13%2005
DickcisselCardinalidae102025+143%2005
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102025-77%2002
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92025+15%2004
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae92025+350%2006
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82025+6%2004
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82025+600%2008
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82025+64%2016
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72025-41%2004
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+0%2002
Barred OwlStrigidae52025-36%2002
Great EgretArdeidae52025-78%2005
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52025+14%2004
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae52017+400%2016
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42025-17%2004
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42007+300%2001
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025+200%2006

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