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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Hearne Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

88Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Hearne

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hearne 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 SwallowHirundinidae952025+28%2000
Northern CardinalCardinalidae902025+12%2000
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae852025+49%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae542025-5%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae522025-26%2000
Painted BuntingCardinalidae372025+20%2000
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae292025+29%2000
White-eyed VireoVireonidae262025+82%2000
American CrowCorvidae232025-25%2000
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae192025+9%2000
Carolina ChickadeeParidae192025+30%2000
Blue JayCorvidae172025+62%2000
DickcisselCardinalidae172025-23%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172025-16%2000
House SparrowPasseridae132025-35%2000
Black VultureCathartidae122025+175%2000
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae102025-38%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025-6%2000
Common GrackleIcteridae102025-70%2000
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae102023+4%2000
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025+57%2000
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82025+86%2000
White-winged DoveColumbidae82025+333%2018
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72025+11%2002
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72025+129%2001
Turkey VultureCathartidae62025-12%2000
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025-15%2000
European StarlingSturnidae62025-58%2000
Green HeronArdeidae52025-25%2000
Purple MartinHirundinidae52025-64%2000
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025-38%2000
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025-44%2000
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae42025+20%2010
Cave SwallowHirundinidae42021-56%2008
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32025-44%2001
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32025+125%2000
Swainson's WarblerParulidae32025+167%2002
House FinchFringillidae32024+150%2015
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae32011n/an/a
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32016n/an/a

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