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Frankel City Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 55 species recorded across 27 survey years, no longer active.

55Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2022Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Frankel City

Top 40 of 55 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Frankel City 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
Western KingbirdTyrannidae64202212×1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae552022+317%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae172022+47%1977
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae162022-3%1977
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae142022+229%1977
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae112022-54%1977
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae92021+325%2005
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae82022-88%1977
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae72022+24%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae72022-7%2004
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae72021+600%2003
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae61994-85%1981
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae52022+136%1977
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52019-82%1993
European StarlingSturnidae52019+233%2004
Painted BuntingCardinalidae51994-44%1993
House FinchFringillidae42021+400%1986
American CrowCorvidae41994+300%1993
Canyon TowheePasserellidae42018+20%2006
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32019-71%1994
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32021+14%1981
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae32002+50%1976
Horned LarkAlaudidae31994n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22022-11%1977
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22021+67%1981
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22022+33%1981
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae22015-50%1977
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22022-30%1986
House SparrowPasseridae22021-71%1977
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae22019-6%1977
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae21994+100%1977
Turkey VultureCathartidae22014+83%2002
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22019+75%2003
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae22017+0%2006
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae22009n/an/a
Northern CardinalCardinalidae22019+100%2013
Harris's HawkAccipitridae11975n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae12022-26%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae12022-50%1981
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae12022-79%1977

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