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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 20

Dripping Spg Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1985–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Dripping Spg

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dripping Spg 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 CardinalCardinalidae682024+31%1987
Painted BuntingCardinalidae472024+243%1987
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae362024+50%1987
Mourning DoveColumbidae342024-4%1987
Tufted TitmouseParidae311985n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae282024-20%1987
Northern MockingbirdMimidae282024-44%1987
White-winged DoveColumbidae262024+889%2007
Carolina ChickadeeParidae232024+176%1987
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae222024+813%1992
Field SparrowPasserellidae212024+94%1987
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172024+300%1987
Common GrackleIcteridae142024+192%1988
Summer TanagerCardinalidae132024+310%1987
White-eyed VireoVireonidae13202413×1990
Lark SparrowPasserellidae122024+88%1987
Turkey VultureCathartidae112024-21%1987
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae102024-37%1987
House FinchFringillidae92024+37%1988
Purple MartinHirundinidae92024-30%1987
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae82024+100%1993
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+47%1987
Black VultureCathartidae62024+123%1988
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae62023+7%1993
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52024+200%1993
House SparrowPasseridae52024-35%1990
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52024+117%1992
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52024+333%1994
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae42024-71%1987
European StarlingSturnidae42017+313%1990
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024+175%1988
Vermilion FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+125%2000
Rock PigeonColumbidae32013+178%1994
Chimney SwiftApodidae32024-70%1987
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32024-36%1989
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32024+60%1987
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32024+133%1989
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32024+117%1992
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+17%1993
Golden-cheeked WarblerParulidae32023+50%1995

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