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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Fannin Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

81Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Fannin

Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Fannin 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 CardinalCardinalidae1302025-9%2000
Painted BuntingCardinalidae1022025+61%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae672025+17%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae622025-3%2000
White-eyed VireoVireonidae362025-6%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae282025+24%2000
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae282025+341%2000
Carolina ChickadeeParidae192025-37%2000
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae172025-80%2000
House SparrowPasseridae162025+460%2002
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae142025-48%2001
Inca DoveColumbidae122025-22%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122025+79%2000
Lark SparrowPasserellidae112025+567%2003
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae102025-59%2000
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92025+229%2009
Black VultureCathartidae82025-59%2000
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae82025-22%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae72025-45%2000
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72025-55%2000
Tufted TitmouseParidae72025+13%2001
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62025+100%2000
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62025+89%2000
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025-52%2000
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae52023-30%2006
Common Ground DoveColumbidae52025-83%2000
Bronzed CowbirdIcteridae52010-44%1998
Cave SwallowHirundinidae52022-70%2009
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52025+80%2010
Western KingbirdTyrannidae41998n/an/a
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42006+300%2002
White-winged DoveColumbidae42025+100%2010
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae32025+20%2000
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae32025+133%2006
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32014-17%2003
American CrowCorvidae32025-84%2000
European StarlingSturnidae32023-52%2000
Common GrackleIcteridae32025+167%2000
Purple MartinHirundinidae32025-33%2000
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+33%2002

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