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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 36

George West Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

113Species 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 →
31Years 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
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas George West

Top 40 of 113 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
Northern MockingbirdMimidae1052025-42%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae732025-41%1969
White-winged DoveColumbidae702025+632%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae652025-41%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae542025+28%1969
House SparrowPasseridae542025-70%1969
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae54202511×1969
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae482024+79%1993
Northern CardinalCardinalidae442025+0%1969
Painted BuntingCardinalidae432025+35%1969
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae412025+86%1969
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae312025+30%1969
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae302025+929%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae292025+11%1977
Olive SparrowPasserellidae232025+361%1969
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae212025-30%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202025+431%1974
European StarlingSturnidae202025+29%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202025+430%1974
Green JayCorvidae172025+200%2014
DickcisselCardinalidae162025+117%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152025-19%1969
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae142025+30%1969
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae132025+71%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae132025+328%1969
Couch's KingbirdTyrannidae132025+162%2009
Black-crested TitmouseParidae122025+700%1994
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+278%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112025-44%1969
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+0%1970
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae102025-18%2011
VerdinRemizidae92025+220%1970
White-tipped DoveColumbidae92025+230%2012
Chimney SwiftApodidae82025+12%1972
Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocoracidae82015+700%2014
Crested CaracaraFalconidae72025+400%1972
Bronzed CowbirdIcteridae72025+127%1969
Great Horned OwlStrigidae72025+300%1971
House FinchFringillidae72025+27%1991
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae62025+260%1969

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