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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 37

Chinquapin Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Chinquapin

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Chinquapin 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1252025-1%1999
Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocoracidae1032025+300%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae782025+95%1999
Black VultureCathartidae452025+36%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae432025+41%1999
Barn SwallowHirundinidae412025+83%2003
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae34202522×1999
Northern CardinalCardinalidae322025+103%1999
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae322025+40%2009
Common GrackleIcteridae252025+43%1999
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae192025-44%1999
DickcisselCardinalidae192025-78%1999
WilletScolopacidae182025+208%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae182025+388%2003
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae152025-72%1999
Rock PigeonColumbidae142024+600%1996
Laughing GullLaridae132025-69%1999
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae132025-17%1999
European StarlingSturnidae122025+104%1999
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae102025-19%1999
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae92025+108%2000
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae92021-15%1999
Snowy EgretArdeidae92025-42%1999
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae82025+117%2004
Great EgretArdeidae72025+22%1999
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae72025+125%2006
Seaside SparrowPasserellidae62025-87%1999
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae62025+367%2001
KilldeerCharadriidae52025-86%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae5202517×1999
Fulvous Whistling-DuckAnatidae52023+33%2006
Clapper RailRallidae52025+300%2009
Cave SwallowHirundinidae52019-11%2009
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae52021n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae42024-85%1999
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae42025+5%1999
Black RailRallidae42025+83%2009
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-40%1999
Purple MartinHirundinidae32025-14%1999
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32025+433%2000

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