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Fitzhugh Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 15 survey years, no longer active.

80Species 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–1983Span
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Bird Species Found on Texas Fitzhugh

Top 40 of 80 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Fitzhugh 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae2031983-63%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae471983-64%1971
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae401983-4%1971
House SparrowPasseridae401983+138%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae381983-21%1971
Black-crested TitmouseParidae241983+62%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae211983-54%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae201983+18%1971
Field SparrowPasserellidae141983-2%1971
Painted BuntingCardinalidae131983-56%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae121983+163%1977
Lark SparrowPasserellidae111983-67%1971
Black VultureCathartidae91983-66%1971
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae91983-61%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae91983-56%1971
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae81983+144%1971
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae81983-85%1971
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae81980+440%1973
KilldeerCharadriidae71983+117%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae71983-25%1971
Inca DoveColumbidae61980-10%1973
Tufted TitmouseParidae61976n/an/a
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae61983n/an/a
DickcisselCardinalidae51983-4%1974
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae41978-60%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae41983+38%1971
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae31982-29%1972
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae31983+43%1971
Bell's VireoVireonidae31983-74%1971
European StarlingSturnidae31982+0%1976
Rock PigeonColumbidae31978n/an/a
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae21974+200%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae21982+80%1974
American CrowCorvidae21975+0%1969
House FinchFringillidae21983-21%1971
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae21983-75%1971
White-eyed VireoVireonidae21983+100%1972
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae21983+200%1973
Purple MartinHirundinidae21983-18%1976
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae21973n/an/a

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