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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Fannin Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.

79Species 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 →
16Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2023Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Fannin

Top 40 of 79 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 CardinalCardinalidae1102023+3%2000
Painted BuntingCardinalidae572023+30%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae492023-30%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae392023+0%2000
White-eyed VireoVireonidae232023-35%2000
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae192023-50%2001
Purple MartinHirundinidae192023-36%2000
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae182023-81%2000
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae182023+241%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112023+0%2000
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102023-43%2000
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae92023-66%2000
House SparrowPasseridae72023+220%2002
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae62023+47%2000
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62023+800%2003
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62023+44%2006
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae52023-30%2006
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52023-72%2000
Bronzed CowbirdIcteridae52010-44%1998
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52023+44%2000
Common GrackleIcteridae52003+150%1998
Cave SwallowHirundinidae52022-70%2009
Common Ground DoveColumbidae42023-84%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae42023-18%2000
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42023-51%2000
Western KingbirdTyrannidae41998n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42023-27%2000
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42022+33%2002
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42006+300%2002
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42023+157%2009
Black VultureCathartidae32023-49%2000
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32023+33%2001
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32023-20%2000
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32014-17%2003
European StarlingSturnidae32023-52%2000
Tufted TitmouseParidae32023+31%2001
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32010+100%2006
Great EgretArdeidae32023-56%2019
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32007n/an/a
Black-crested TitmouseParidae32023-75%2021

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