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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 19

Childress Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.

85Species 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Childress

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Childress 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae2642025-75%1972
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae682025+22%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae452025-39%1972
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae391994n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae381994+883%1985
DickcisselCardinalidae372025+513%1974
Northern MockingbirdMimidae352025-59%1972
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae292025-37%1972
Painted BuntingCardinalidae242025+219%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae232025+150%1975
Lark SparrowPasserellidae192025-57%1972
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae192025-12%1973
European StarlingSturnidae181994+600%1977
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae172025+21%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae132025+121%1972
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae121994n/an/a
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae102025+500%1990
Western KingbirdTyrannidae92025+23%1972
American CrowCorvidae92025+13%1972
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae92025+820%1977
BushtitAegithalidae81988n/an/a
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae72025+129%1973
Turkey VultureCathartidae62025-51%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62025-77%1972
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62025-29%1991
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025-33%1973
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62025+360%1978
House SparrowPasseridae52025-87%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae42023-30%1972
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae41991-29%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42025-11%1972
Northern ShovelerAnatidae41994n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+58%2008
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025-81%1972
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae32025+0%1973
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32024-29%1976
MallardAnatidae32019-56%2009
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32015n/an/a
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae22019-87%1972
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22025-90%1972

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