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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Gainesville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
56Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Gainesville

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Gainesville 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
Rock PigeonColumbidae432025+59%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae412025-41%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae352025+110%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae35202522×1986
Mourning DoveColumbidae332025-24%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae322025-58%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae312025-46%1969
European StarlingSturnidae242025-28%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202025-25%1969
Painted BuntingCardinalidae182025-3%1969
American CrowCorvidae172025+394%1969
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae162025-72%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae132025+0%1969
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae132025+380%2009
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112025+125%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae102025-56%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72025-63%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+138%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62025-15%1969
Blue JayCorvidae52025+217%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52025-76%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52025+14%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025-41%1970
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42025-40%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025-23%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-78%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae42025+233%1989
Tufted TitmouseParidae42025+140%1969
MallardAnatidae42004+100%1999
House SparrowPasseridae32025-96%1969
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32025+57%1971
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32024+80%1973
Black VultureCathartidae32025+167%1979
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae31991-25%1979
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22015-96%1969
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae21967n/an/a
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22022+33%1969
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22025+40%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae22025+20%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae22022-50%1971

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