BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21
Graford Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.
98Species Recorded
51Years Surveyed
1967–2019Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Graford
Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 311 | 2019 | 19× | 1997 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 91 | 2019 | +124% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 37 | 2019 | +31% | 1969 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 31 | 2019 | +476% | 1969 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 30 | 2019 | 30× | 1982 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 30 | 2019 | -24% | 1969 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 29 | 2019 | -47% | 1969 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 27 | 2019 | -75% | 1969 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 26 | 2019 | +159% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 25 | 2019 | +45% | 1969 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 24 | 2019 | -8% | 1969 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 23 | 2019 | +192% | 1978 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 16 | 2019 | -62% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 14 | 2019 | +233% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 14 | 2019 | -90% | 1969 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 2019 | +444% | 2005 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 8 | 2019 | +275% | 1988 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2019 | -79% | 1969 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 7 | 2019 | 12× | 1984 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2019 | +467% | 1973 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 7 | 2019 | +67% | 2008 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2019 | +63% | 1969 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 6 | 2019 | -85% | 2012 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2018 | +70% | 1969 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 5 | 2019 | +34% | 1969 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2019 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2019 | +325% | 1977 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 2018 | +20% | 1969 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2016 | +133% | 1982 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 4 | 2016 | +125% | 1986 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 4 | 2019 | -24% | 1983 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2019 | +150% | 1999 | |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 4 | 2015 | n/a | n/a | |
| Greater Roadrunner | Cuculidae | 3 | 2018 | -33% | 1971 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 2019 | -77% | 1969 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2018 | -15% | 1969 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2019 | -50% | 1969 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2019 | +0% | 1972 | |
| Black-crested Titmouse | Paridae | 3 | 2019 | +8% | 1969 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 3 | 2017 | +88% | 1973 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.