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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Greenville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

87Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1999–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Greenville

Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Greenville 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae582025-23%2002
Mourning DoveColumbidae372025+12%2002
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192025-32%2002
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae172025+580%2004
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae162025+82%2012
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152025-66%2002
American CrowCorvidae142025-50%2002
DickcisselCardinalidae132025-84%2002
House SparrowPasseridae132025+171%2002
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122025+56%2002
Painted BuntingCardinalidae112025+313%2002
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae112025+625%2003
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae102025-19%2002
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae92015+800%2014
European StarlingSturnidae82025-59%2002
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82025+59%2002
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae72025-17%2002
Purple MartinHirundinidae72025-77%2002
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+70%2008
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025-70%2003
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42025-7%2002
Tufted TitmouseParidae42025+183%2006
Carolina ChickadeeParidae42025+67%2003
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42023+100%2009
Chimney SwiftApodidae32023+0%2004
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32024+40%2004
Common GrackleIcteridae32024-85%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025-65%2003
MallardAnatidae32017+25%2010
Great EgretArdeidae22024-91%2006
KilldeerCharadriidae22024+0%2002
Black VultureCathartidae22025-55%2003
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22022-33%2003
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae22025+100%2004
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae22025+83%2004
Rock PigeonColumbidae22024-67%2008
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22024-56%2008
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae22014+100%2008
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22025-36%2013
White-winged DoveColumbidae22016+0%2013

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