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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Comanche Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

83Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Comanche

Top 40 of 83 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Comanche 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae512025+68%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae412025-1%2002
Painted BuntingCardinalidae352025-19%2002
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae232025+7%2002
Turkey VultureCathartidae212025+7%2002
Northern MockingbirdMimidae212025-51%2002
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae182024n/an/a
DickcisselCardinalidae162025-46%2003
Purple MartinHirundinidae152025-48%2002
Lark SparrowPasserellidae142025-23%2002
American CrowCorvidae92025-2%2002
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82025-3%2002
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82025-96%2002
Black VultureCathartidae72025-13%2002
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-76%2002
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+20%2003
House SparrowPasseridae62022-22%2002
White-winged DoveColumbidae62025+200%2013
Field SparrowPasserellidae62025+120%2019
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52025+233%2008
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae52014-29%2001
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52017+83%2009
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42025+100%2008
Crested CaracaraFalconidae42024+100%2016
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42025n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32025-57%2002
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae32023-48%2002
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae32023-13%2003
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+17%2003
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32025-14%2017
Great EgretArdeidae22000n/an/a
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae22025-90%2002
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22025-64%2002
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae22024-69%2010
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22022-33%2009
Blue JayCorvidae22022+200%2003
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22025-93%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22008+100%2000
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae22024-13%2003
Canyon TowheePasserellidae22021-60%2000

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