BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21
Cottonwood Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.
99Species Recorded
50Years Surveyed
1967–2024Span
8Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Cottonwood
Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 107 | 2024 | +193% | 1970 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 53 | 2024 | +134% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 48 | 2024 | +38% | 1970 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 47 | 2024 | +529% | 1970 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 40 | 2024 | +267% | 1970 | |
| Black-crested Titmouse | Paridae | 25 | 2024 | +441% | 1973 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 25 | 2006 | 13× | 1985 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 24 | 2024 | -34% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 24 | 2024 | +126% | 1972 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 22 | 2024 | -25% | 1970 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 21 | 2024 | -77% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 18 | 2024 | -11% | 1970 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 15 | 2024 | -78% | 1970 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 14 | 2024 | -29% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 13 | 2024 | +155% | 1984 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 13 | 2024 | +200% | 2011 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 12 | 2024 | +176% | 1970 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2024 | +433% | 1983 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 11 | 2024 | +875% | 1983 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 11 | 2024 | +117% | 1986 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2000 | +329% | 1993 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 9 | 2023 | -20% | 1981 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 8 | 2024 | -59% | 1970 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 8 | 2024 | +180% | 1987 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | -9% | 1970 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 1986 | +600% | 1967 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 7 | 2024 | +138% | 1973 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2024 | +322% | 2011 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | +22% | 1973 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2024 | +717% | 1982 | |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | 6 | 2024 | +200% | 1994 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | +367% | 2022 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 5 | 2024 | -92% | 1970 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 5 | 2024 | +200% | 1992 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | +60% | 1979 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | +0% | 2012 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2024 | +50% | 2005 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2024 | +14% | 1972 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -43% | 1970 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2024 | +75% | 1973 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.