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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 19

Charlie Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

82Species Recorded
21Years Surveyed
1994–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Charlie

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Charlie route.
History
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae562024-23%1997
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae482024-64%1997
DickcisselCardinalidae402024-51%1997
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae322024+37%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae302024-31%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae262024+63%1997
Lark SparrowPasserellidae252024+207%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae232024+86%1997
Northern MockingbirdMimidae232024-15%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae192024+50%1998
House SparrowPasseridae182024-58%1997
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae162024+329%2012
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae142017-82%2008
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae102024-71%1997
American CrowCorvidae92024+67%1998
Painted BuntingCardinalidae92024+121%1997
Canada GooseAnatidae92022n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024-75%2002
Horned LarkAlaudidae62024-70%2002
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42024-79%1997
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42023+160%2006
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae42023-41%2006
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42024-43%1997
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024-46%1997
Snowy EgretArdeidae42017+100%2004
Blue JayCorvidae42024-10%2012
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42018n/an/a
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32024+70%1998
American RobinTurdidae32023+0%2004
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024-6%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae32024+167%2002
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32023+200%2017
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae32018n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32023n/an/a
MallardAnatidae21997-60%1994
Chimney SwiftApodidae22013-50%1995
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22023+33%2006
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22024-71%1997
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22023-40%2006
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22023-46%1998

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