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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 22 survey years, still active.

82Species 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 →
22Years 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
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.
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
DickcisselCardinalidae1352025-22%1997
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae672025-16%1997
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae592025-64%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae532025+1%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae402025+126%1997
Northern MockingbirdMimidae312025+4%1997
Painted BuntingCardinalidae262025+236%1997
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae232025+32%1997
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae172025-57%1997
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae152025+500%2012
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae142017-82%2008
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132025-71%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132025-26%1997
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112025-74%1997
American CrowCorvidae92025+81%1998
Canada GooseAnatidae92022n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82025+200%1997
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025+90%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae62025+71%1997
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025+12%1998
House SparrowPasseridae52025-64%1997
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52025+46%1998
Horned LarkAlaudidae52025-60%2002
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+300%2018
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae42023-41%2006
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024-46%1997
Snowy EgretArdeidae42017+100%2004
Blue JayCorvidae42024-10%2012
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-83%1997
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32025-83%1997
American RobinTurdidae32023+0%2004
Tufted TitmouseParidae32025+133%2002
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae32018n/an/a
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae32025-25%2018
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32023n/an/a
MallardAnatidae21997-60%1994
Chimney SwiftApodidae22013-50%1995
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22025+100%2006
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22023-40%2006
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22023-46%1998

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