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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 37

Danbury Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

112Species 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 →
43Years 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
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Danbury

Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Danbury 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 MockingbirdMimidae542024-24%1971
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae492024+85%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae292024+105%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae272024+442%1988
Great EgretArdeidae252024+37%1971
American CrowCorvidae22202411×1981
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202024+800%2005
European StarlingSturnidae192024+45%1971
Laughing GullLaridae192024+65%1980
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae172024-36%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae162024-91%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae162024-4%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152024-92%1971
DickcisselCardinalidae152024-26%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142024+100%2010
Carolina ChickadeeParidae132024+383%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae92024+60%1971
Common GallinuleRallidae72024-15%1986
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae62024+225%1973
House SparrowPasseridae62024-95%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024+733%1987
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae62024+500%1987
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae52022-79%1978
Chimney SwiftApodidae52024+175%1980
Black VultureCathartidae52024+83%1995
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae52024+550%2008
unid Black-crowned / Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae52017n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae42024+30%1971
Blue JayCorvidae42024+157%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42024+100%1971
White IbisThreskiornithidae42024-46%1981
Wood StorkCiconiidae42022+0%2013
Little Blue HeronArdeidae32024+117%1980
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024-71%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024-85%1971
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32024+75%1981
American CootRallidae32019-38%1986
Inca DoveColumbidae32024+50%1987
Mottled DuckAnatidae22019-71%1971
Snowy EgretArdeidae22023-67%1981

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