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Crossroads Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Crossroads

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Crossroads 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
American CrowCorvidae612025+93%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae442025+155%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae352025+14%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae352025+235%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae262025-28%1970
Blue JayCorvidae242025+33%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae242025+169%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae242025+373%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae222025+141%1970
White-eyed VireoVireonidae222025+175%1970
Pine WarblerParulidae20202518×1977
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae172025+238%1970
Summer TanagerCardinalidae152025+700%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae142025-23%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142025+457%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132025+110%1970
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102025+375%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102025+42%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72025+110%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025+340%1985
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62025-92%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62019+14%1977
House SparrowPasseridae62025-73%1983
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae61971n/an/a
Brown ThrasherMimidae52025+60%1970
Hooded WarblerParulidae52025+180%1999
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025+125%1973
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+15%1970
American RobinTurdidae42025-63%1970
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42025+125%1980
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42024+60%1982
Black VultureCathartidae42025+225%1983
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32015-89%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae32025-41%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae32024+10%1970
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae32025+0%1972
Wood ThrushTurdidae32025-13%1977
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae32025-30%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32025+186%1972
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae32025+183%1978

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