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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 36

George West Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

112Species 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 →
30Years 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
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas George West

Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the George West 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae1162024-45%1969
White-winged DoveColumbidae1062024+768%1969
Painted BuntingCardinalidae1012024+31%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae922024-46%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae802024+340%1969
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae77202412×1969
House SparrowPasseridae542024-69%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae492024-59%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae482024-11%1969
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae482024+79%1993
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae472024+869%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae452024+362%1974
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae442024-5%1977
Olive SparrowPasserellidae362024+439%1969
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae342024+19%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae252023+102%1970
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae242024-25%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae242024+1%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae222024-13%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae212024+2%1969
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae192024+120%2010
Black-crested TitmouseParidae182024+620%1994
Black VultureCathartidae172024+24%1991
European StarlingSturnidae162024+12%1990
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae132024+41%1969
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae132024+46%1969
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae132023+231%1973
Lark SparrowPasserellidae122024-19%1969
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae122024-24%1969
Long-billed ThrasherMimidae122024+200%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122024+430%1974
Couch's KingbirdTyrannidae122024+146%2009
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae112024+300%1974
Bronzed CowbirdIcteridae112024+207%1969
White-tipped DoveColumbidae112024+270%2012
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae102024+180%1969
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae92024-27%1969
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92024+0%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82024+113%1969
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae82024-82%1969

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