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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 40 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 →
40Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
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
Barn SwallowHirundinidae55202426×1977
Northern CardinalCardinalidae492024-7%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae472024-49%1969
European StarlingSturnidae372024+17%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae332024-29%1969
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae312024+43%1969
American CrowCorvidae302024+5%1969
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae28202420×1972
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae272019-36%2014
House SparrowPasseridae232024-91%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae232024-57%2014
Carolina ChickadeeParidae222024+267%1969
Black VultureCathartidae222024+357%2014
Rock PigeonColumbidae202024-83%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae202024-69%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182024+340%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae15202417×1971
House FinchFringillidae152024-8%2013
Painted BuntingCardinalidae142024-56%1969
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae122024-48%1969
Blue JayCorvidae122024-35%1969
Great EgretArdeidae122024+56%1980
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112024-69%1969
White-winged DoveColumbidae112024+7%2014
Common GrackleIcteridae92024+262%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae92024+750%1975
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae82024+275%2017
Purple MartinHirundinidae72024-4%1969
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae61997-69%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62024+375%1984
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52024-20%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52024+80%1973
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-6%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae42024-76%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32024-90%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32024-92%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae32024-29%1969
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024+150%1976
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32024+275%2013
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32024+13%2014

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