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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Graford Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
52Years 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
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Graford

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Graford 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
Painted BuntingCardinalidae952025+43%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae682025+175%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae602025+167%1969
House SparrowPasseridae522025-83%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae432025-13%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae392025+446%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae312025-75%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae302025-48%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae292025+119%1972
Lark SparrowPasserellidae222025-73%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae222025+725%1977
White-eyed VireoVireonidae212025+433%1999
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202025-76%1969
European StarlingSturnidae182025+43%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae172025+78%1969
American CrowCorvidae16202524×1982
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae152025+425%1986
Common GrackleIcteridae142025+256%1969
White-winged DoveColumbidae142025+93%2008
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae102025-56%1969
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae82025-71%1969
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae82019+275%1988
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae72025-47%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72025+40%1969
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72019+467%1973
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72025+256%2005
Snowy EgretArdeidae72025+100%2015
KilldeerCharadriidae62025-47%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025-44%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae62019-85%2012
House FinchFringillidae62025-9%1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025+175%1987
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025-24%1969
Bell's VireoVireonidae52025+57%1972
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42025-94%1969
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae42025+10%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42025+175%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae42019-24%1983
Great EgretArdeidae42025+100%2005
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae42015n/an/a

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