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 Recorded
55Years Surveyed
1967–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Gainesville
Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 189 | 2024 | 21× | 1986 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 45 | 2024 | -50% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 37 | 2024 | +115% | 1969 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 37 | 2024 | -40% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 36 | 2024 | -30% | 1969 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 36 | 2024 | -36% | 1969 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 32 | 2024 | -65% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 28 | 2024 | +453% | 1969 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 20 | 2024 | -7% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 19 | 2024 | -26% | 1969 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 12 | 2024 | -13% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 11 | 2024 | -63% | 1969 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 11 | 2024 | +35% | 1969 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 9 | 2024 | +350% | 1969 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 8 | 2024 | -76% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 8 | 2024 | -39% | 1969 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2024 | -68% | 1969 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2024 | +75% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 8 | 2024 | +183% | 1969 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 8 | 2024 | +280% | 2009 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 7 | 2024 | -94% | 1969 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 6 | 2024 | -28% | 1970 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 6 | 2024 | +350% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2024 | -58% | 1969 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 2023 | +167% | 1979 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2024 | +12% | 1970 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 4 | 2004 | +100% | 1999 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -31% | 1969 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2024 | +300% | 1989 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2024 | -17% | 1971 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 2024 | +80% | 1973 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2024 | +200% | 1971 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 3 | 1991 | -25% | 1979 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 2 | 2015 | -96% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 2 | 2024 | -83% | 1969 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 1967 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2022 | +33% | 1969 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2023 | +40% | 1969 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 2 | 2024 | +43% | 1971 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 2 | 2022 | -50% | 1971 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.