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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 28 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2024Span
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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 DoveColumbidae312024-36%1998
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae292024-47%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae282024+155%1998
DickcisselCardinalidae272024+62%1999
Northern MockingbirdMimidae262024-49%1998
European StarlingSturnidae232024-60%1998
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae212024-13%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212024+126%1998
House SparrowPasseridae152024-73%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae122024+160%1998
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92024+214%1998
Painted BuntingCardinalidae82024+440%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72024+142%1998
American CrowCorvidae62024-18%1998
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62024-80%1998
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52024+30%1999
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024+25%2000
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42024+38%1999
Purple MartinHirundinidae42024-50%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42024+133%2003
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42024+200%2001
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42023+0%2009
Green HeronArdeidae32024+50%1998
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae31998n/an/a
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32024+50%2007
Little Blue HeronArdeidae22006+100%1998
KilldeerCharadriidae22024-68%1998
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22023-85%1998
Black VultureCathartidae22024-38%1998
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22024+89%1998
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22024-86%1998
Blue JayCorvidae22024-13%1998
Common GrackleIcteridae22024-88%1998
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22024-22%1998
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22017-83%1998
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22024-50%1999
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae22019+0%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae22013+67%2000
House FinchFringillidae22023+33%2004
White-winged DoveColumbidae22023-50%2005

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