BBS Route · Texas · BCR 20
Georgetown Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 63 species recorded across 17 survey years, no longer active.
63Species Recorded
17Years Surveyed
1967–1985Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Georgetown
Top 40 of 63 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 85 | 1985 | -43% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 57 | 1985 | -55% | 1970 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 53 | 1985 | +5% | 1970 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 50 | 1984 | +288% | 1971 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 36 | 1985 | -29% | 1970 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 33 | 1985 | +68% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 33 | 1985 | 22× | 1971 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 31 | 1985 | -16% | 1970 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 19 | 1985 | +433% | 1972 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 18 | 1985 | +820% | 1974 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 1985 | -82% | 1970 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 15 | 1985 | -62% | 1970 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 13 | 1985 | -49% | 1970 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 13 | 1985 | +207% | 1970 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 11 | 1985 | -66% | 1970 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 10 | 1979 | +83% | 1972 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 9 | 1985 | -39% | 1970 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 1967 | n/a | n/a | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 6 | 1977 | +83% | 1970 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 5 | 1985 | -33% | 1970 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 5 | 1982 | n/a | n/a | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 1983 | +40% | 1973 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1985 | -30% | 1979 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 1982 | n/a | n/a | |
| Inca Dove | Columbidae | 3 | 1971 | +0% | 1967 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 3 | 1975 | +0% | 1970 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 1967 | n/a | n/a | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 3 | 1971 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 1983 | +200% | 1972 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 1985 | -60% | 1971 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 1984 | -69% | 1970 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 2 | 1985 | -86% | 1970 | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 1982 | -33% | 1973 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 1985 | -33% | 1974 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 1980 | +50% | 1975 | |
| Belted Kingfisher | Alcedinidae | 2 | 1980 | n/a | n/a | |
| Greater Roadrunner | Cuculidae | 1 | 1975 | -75% | 1971 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 1 | 1985 | -77% | 1970 | |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 1 | 1984 | -46% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 1 | 1980 | +50% | 1972 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.