BBS Route · Texas · BCR 20
Fitzhugh Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 15 survey years, no longer active.
80Species Recorded
15Years Surveyed
1969–1983Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Fitzhugh
Top 40 of 80 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 203 | 1983 | -63% | 1971 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 47 | 1983 | -64% | 1971 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 40 | 1983 | -4% | 1971 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 40 | 1983 | +138% | 1971 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 38 | 1983 | -21% | 1971 | |
| Black-crested Titmouse | Paridae | 24 | 1983 | +62% | 1971 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 21 | 1983 | -54% | 1971 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 20 | 1983 | +18% | 1971 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 1983 | -2% | 1971 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 13 | 1983 | -56% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 12 | 1983 | +163% | 1977 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 1983 | -67% | 1971 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 9 | 1983 | -66% | 1971 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 9 | 1983 | -61% | 1971 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 9 | 1983 | -56% | 1971 | |
| Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 8 | 1983 | +144% | 1971 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 1983 | -85% | 1971 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 1980 | +440% | 1973 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 7 | 1983 | +117% | 1971 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 7 | 1983 | -25% | 1971 | |
| Inca Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 1980 | -10% | 1973 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 6 | 1976 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 6 | 1983 | n/a | n/a | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 5 | 1983 | -4% | 1974 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 1978 | -60% | 1971 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 1983 | +38% | 1971 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 1982 | -29% | 1972 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 1983 | +43% | 1971 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 1983 | -74% | 1971 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 3 | 1982 | +0% | 1976 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 1978 | n/a | n/a | |
| Golden-fronted Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 1974 | +200% | 1970 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 1982 | +80% | 1974 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 2 | 1975 | +0% | 1969 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 2 | 1983 | -21% | 1971 | |
| Rufous-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 1983 | -75% | 1971 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 2 | 1983 | +100% | 1972 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 2 | 1983 | +200% | 1973 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 2 | 1983 | -18% | 1976 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 2 | 1973 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.