BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

E Georgetown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 67 species recorded across 13 survey years, no longer active.

67Species Recorded

13Years Surveyed

1967–1979Span

2Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas E Georgetown

Top 40 of 67 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the E Georgetown route.

Mourning Dove	Columbidae	118	1979	+31%	1969
Eastern Meadowlark	Icteridae	109	1979	14×	1969
Dickcissel	Cardinalidae	78	1979	+15%	1969
Northern Bobwhite	Odontophoridae	54	1979	+37%	1969
Northern Cardinal	Cardinalidae	42	1979	+34%	1969
Brown-headed Cowbird	Icteridae	40	1979	+15%	1969
Common Nighthawk	Caprimulgidae	35	1979	+26%	1969
House Sparrow	Passeridae	25	1979	-66%	1969
Red-winged Blackbird	Icteridae	19	1979	-43%	1969
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Cuculidae	17	1979	+110%	1969
American Crow	Corvidae	14	1979	-14%	1969
Lark Sparrow	Passerellidae	14	1979	-66%	1969
Painted Bunting	Cardinalidae	14	1979	+10%	1969
Northern Mockingbird	Mimidae	14	1979	-55%	1969
Killdeer	Charadriidae	12	1979	+115%	1970
Common Grackle	Icteridae	12	1979	+871%	1973
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannidae	11	1979	-66%	1969
Chimney Swift	Apodidae	9	1979	+38%	1969
Rock Pigeon	Columbidae	4	1979	-87%	1969
Great-tailed Grackle	Icteridae	4	1979	+100%	1969
European Starling	Sturnidae	4	1979	+229%	1973
Yellow-crowned Night Heron	Ardeidae	4	1972	n/a	n/a
Red-bellied Woodpecker	Picidae	3	1979	-13%	1975
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Hirundinidae	3	1976	n/a	n/a
Indigo Bunting	Cardinalidae	3	1977	n/a	n/a
Tufted Titmouse	Paridae	3	1978	-25%	1977
Western Cattle-Egret	Ardeidae	3	1979	+200%	1978
Purple Martin	Hirundinidae	2	1978	-64%	1970
Carolina Wren	Troglodytidae	2	1978	+150%	1970
Bewick's Wren	Troglodytidae	2	1979	+50%	1971
Carolina Chickadee	Paridae	2	1977	+100%	1967
Swainson's Hawk	Accipitridae	2	1977	+100%	1968
Black-chinned Hummingbird	Trochilidae	2	1974	+100%	1970
Cassin's Sparrow	Passerellidae	2	1971	n/a	n/a
Western Kingbird	Tyrannidae	2	1977	+0%	1974
Wood Duck	Anatidae	2	1974	n/a	n/a
White-eyed Vireo	Vireonidae	2	1976	+100%	1974
Great Blue Heron	Ardeidae	2	1978	+100%	1975
Chuck-will's-widow	Caprimulgidae	2	1975	n/a	n/a
Barn Swallow	Hirundinidae	2	1979	+167%	1976

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