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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 55 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae189202421×1986
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae452024-50%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372024+115%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae372024-40%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae362024-30%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae362024-36%1969
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae322024-65%1969
American CrowCorvidae282024+453%1969
Painted BuntingCardinalidae202024-7%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae192024-26%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae122024-13%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112024-63%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae112024+35%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae92024+350%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae82024-76%1969
European StarlingSturnidae82024-39%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82024-68%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82024+75%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024+183%1969
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82024+280%2009
House SparrowPasseridae72024-94%1969
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae62024-28%1970
Blue JayCorvidae62024+350%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62024-58%1969
Black VultureCathartidae52023+167%1979
Purple MartinHirundinidae42024+12%1970
MallardAnatidae42004+100%1999
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32024-31%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae32024+300%1989
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32024-17%1971
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32024+80%1973
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32024+200%1971
Upland SandpiperScolopacidae31991-25%1979
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22015-96%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22024-83%1969
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae21967n/an/a
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22022+33%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae22023+40%1969
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae22024+43%1971
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae22022-50%1971

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