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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Cleburne Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 72 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

72Species 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 →
29Years 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
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Bird Species Found on Texas Cleburne

Top 40 of 72 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cleburne 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae382025-19%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae302025+165%1998
DickcisselCardinalidae272025+130%1999
Turkey VultureCathartidae202025+220%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202025-56%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152025+121%1998
Black VultureCathartidae142025+19%1998
House SparrowPasseridae142025-70%1998
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae122025-15%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112025+183%1998
European StarlingSturnidae102025-60%1998
American CrowCorvidae82025-27%1998
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae72025+200%2007
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae62025+20%2002
Painted BuntingCardinalidae62025+380%1999
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae52025-54%1998
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52025-11%1998
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52025+171%1998
Blue JayCorvidae42025+13%1998
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-85%1998
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+29%2009
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32025+0%1999
Common GrackleIcteridae32025-93%1998
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32025-33%1999
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32025+38%2000
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae31998n/an/a
Little Blue HeronArdeidae22006+100%1998
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22025-89%1998
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22025+33%2013
Tufted TitmouseParidae22013+67%2000
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22025+200%2001
House FinchFringillidae22023+33%2004
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22025+50%2003
White-winged DoveColumbidae22023-50%2005
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22016+50%2009
White-eyed VireoVireonidae22024+25%2012
Belted KingfisherAlcedinidae22007n/an/a
Cave SwallowHirundinidae22017+100%2015
Great EgretArdeidae12025-33%1998
Green HeronArdeidae12025+50%1998

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