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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 51 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 →
51Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2019Span
3Observers

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
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae311201919×1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae912019+124%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae372019+31%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae312019+476%1969
American CrowCorvidae30201930×1982
Painted BuntingCardinalidae302019-24%1969
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae292019-47%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae272019-75%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae262019+159%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae252019+45%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae242019-8%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae232019+192%1978
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162019-62%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae142019+233%1969
House SparrowPasseridae142019-90%1969
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae102019+444%2005
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae82019+275%1988
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72019-79%1969
Black VultureCathartidae7201912×1984
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72019+467%1973
White-winged DoveColumbidae72019+67%2008
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62019+63%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae62019-85%2012
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae52018+70%1969
European StarlingSturnidae52019+34%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52019+100%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52019+325%1977
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52018+20%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52016+133%1982
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42016+125%1986
Tufted TitmouseParidae42019-24%1983
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42019+150%1999
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae42015n/an/a
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae32018-33%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32019-77%1969
Chimney SwiftApodidae32018-15%1969
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae32019-50%1969
Bell's VireoVireonidae32019+0%1972
Black-crested TitmouseParidae32019+8%1969
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae32017+88%1973

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.