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Henrietta Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.
85Species Recorded
38Years Surveyed
1968–2022Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Henrietta
Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 84 | 2022 | +910% | 1973 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 64 | 2022 | -16% | 1970 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 58 | 2022 | 15× | 1982 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 55 | 2022 | -43% | 1973 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 54 | 2022 | +85% | 1973 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 49 | 2022 | -7% | 1970 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 49 | 2022 | +764% | 1975 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 47 | 2022 | +11% | 1970 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 43 | 2022 | +506% | 1970 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 43 | 2022 | +51% | 1975 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 41 | 2022 | +308% | 1971 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 41 | 2005 | 95× | 1981 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 31 | 2022 | -41% | 1973 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 29 | 2022 | +221% | 1992 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 25 | 2022 | +733% | 1992 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 25 | 2022 | -62% | 2008 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 25 | 2022 | +147% | 2012 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 23 | 2022 | +325% | 1970 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 20 | 2022 | +550% | 1972 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 19 | 2022 | +533% | 1972 | |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 19 | 2022 | -7% | 2008 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2022 | +100% | 1975 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 16 | 2022 | -41% | 1970 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 14 | 2022 | +340% | 2004 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 11 | 2022 | -76% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 11 | 2022 | +17% | 1971 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 10 | 2022 | -7% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 9 | 2022 | -37% | 1970 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2022 | +0% | 1986 | |
| Golden-fronted Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2022 | +140% | 1975 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 7 | 2008 | +250% | 2005 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 6 | 2022 | +17% | 1970 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 2022 | -70% | 1972 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2022 | -61% | 1976 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2022 | -50% | 1973 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2022 | +0% | 1979 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2022 | +0% | 2015 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2022 | -62% | 1970 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2022 | +0% | 1972 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 2018 | -98% | 1970 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.