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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 19

Girard Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 71 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

71Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Girard

Top 40 of 71 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Girard 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 SwallowHirundinidae271202519×1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae742025+33%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae712025-7%1996
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae532025+1%1996
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae452025+34%1996
Lark SparrowPasserellidae302025-4%1996
DickcisselCardinalidae292025+25%1997
Painted BuntingCardinalidae232025+453%1996
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae212025+0%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae212025-55%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202025+171%1996
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae162025+182%1996
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae152025+400%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122025+132%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae102025+0%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102025-81%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92025-62%1996
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82025+90%1998
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+21%1996
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae72018+375%1998
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae62025-89%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae62025-47%1996
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62025+175%2009
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae62016n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-55%1996
American CrowCorvidae52025-60%1998
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae52010+400%2003
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae42025-31%1996
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae42025+117%1997
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae42021-81%1996
House FinchFringillidae42025-8%1996
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae42025-21%1996
Bell's VireoVireonidae42025+100%2010
White-winged DoveColumbidae42019n/an/a
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42022n/an/a
MallardAnatidae32019+17%1998
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32025-69%1996
Chimney SwiftApodidae32023+0%1999
House SparrowPasseridae32025-74%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae32023+30%1996

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