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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Dallas Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.

79Species 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 →
41Years 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 Dallas

Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dallas 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 CardinalCardinalidae632025+11%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae56202532×1977
European StarlingSturnidae502025-6%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae422025-51%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae332025-33%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae312025-61%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae31202518×1971
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae302025+0%1969
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae272019-36%2014
American CrowCorvidae262025-24%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae262025-44%2014
House FinchFringillidae192025+50%2013
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae192025+625%2017
Western KingbirdTyrannidae182025+717%1975
White-winged DoveColumbidae172025+15%2014
Blue JayCorvidae132025-31%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132025-46%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122025+325%1969
Great EgretArdeidae122024+56%1980
Black VultureCathartidae112025+400%2014
Rock PigeonColumbidae102025-86%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102025+25%2013
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae92025-64%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae82025+11%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82025+250%1970
Painted BuntingCardinalidae72025-46%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025-40%1969
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae61997-69%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52024+80%1973
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-6%1969
House SparrowPasseridae42025-95%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32024-90%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae32025-35%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae22025-29%1969
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22024-79%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22017-76%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae22025-76%1969
American RobinTurdidae22023+433%1974
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22024+100%1977
Little Blue HeronArdeidae22016-47%1971

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