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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 36

Encinal 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 13 survey years, still active.

92Species 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2011–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Texas Encinal 2

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Encinal 2 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae632025-37%2013
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae372025-54%2013
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae372025+0%2023
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342025+350%2013
Turkey VultureCathartidae322025-71%2013
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae302025-1%2013
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae292025-26%2013
Painted BuntingCardinalidae262025-54%2013
Lark SparrowPasserellidae232025+25%2014
Northern MockingbirdMimidae232025-64%2013
House SparrowPasseridae212025-49%2013
Cave SwallowHirundinidae202025-88%2013
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae192025-55%2013
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae182025-66%2013
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162025-64%2013
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae152025-20%2013
Black VultureCathartidae142025+65%2013
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae142025-69%2013
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132025-61%2013
European StarlingSturnidae112025+240%2014
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae102025+83%2013
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae102025-70%2013
Rock PigeonColumbidae92024-15%2013
Crested CaracaraFalconidae92025+163%2013
Western KingbirdTyrannidae92025+183%2013
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae92025-53%2013
Harris's HawkAccipitridae82025+73%2013
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae82025-21%2014
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae82025-40%2014
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae82015n/an/a
White-winged DoveColumbidae72025-45%2013
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72024+0%2013
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae72025-33%2013
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae62025+64%2013
Audubon's OrioleIcteridae62025-68%2013
Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocoracidae62022+200%2016
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025-78%2013
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae52025+0%2013
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae42025-47%2013
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae42025-71%2013

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