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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 39 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1985–2025Span
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 CardinalCardinalidae702025+38%1987
Painted BuntingCardinalidae442025+238%1987
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae432025+59%1987
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae382025+875%1992
White-winged DoveColumbidae37202511×2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae352025-11%1987
Field SparrowPasserellidae322025+149%1987
Northern MockingbirdMimidae322025-50%1987
Tufted TitmouseParidae311985n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae282025+129%1987
White-eyed VireoVireonidae22202514×1990
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212025+256%1987
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172025-26%1987
Carolina ChickadeeParidae132025+181%1987
Black VultureCathartidae122025+92%1988
Turkey VultureCathartidae92025-31%1987
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae92025+188%1993
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92025+150%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025+83%1989
House FinchFringillidae72025+21%1988
Common Ground DoveColumbidae72025+333%2005
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025-49%1987
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+47%1987
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62025+120%1987
House SparrowPasseridae62025-35%1990
European StarlingSturnidae52025+88%1990
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025-40%1987
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52025+275%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae52025+125%1988
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025-9%1989
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+175%1988
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42025-13%1994
American CrowCorvidae42025+200%1997
Rock PigeonColumbidae32013+178%1994
Blue JayCorvidae32025-50%1993
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae32025-62%1987
Golden-cheeked WarblerParulidae32023+50%1995
Common RavenCorvidae32024+60%2003
DickcisselCardinalidae32024+50%2007
Crested CaracaraFalconidae32025-14%2018

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