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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 37

Hinkles Fer Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Hinkles Fer

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hinkles Fer 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 CardinalCardinalidae1092024+40%1970
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae872024-87%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae73202429×1983
Cave SwallowHirundinidae502019+143%2010
American CrowCorvidae212024-84%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae202024+571%1970
Black VultureCathartidae202024+135%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae202024-24%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae182024+625%1970
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae172022+183%2014
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae152024-68%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142024+6%1970
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae142024-15%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142024+23%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae132024-54%1970
White-eyed VireoVireonidae132024+300%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112024-60%1970
White IbisThreskiornithidae92024-17%1970
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae92024-46%1970
Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocoracidae92017+233%2005
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae92023+88%2008
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82024+450%1984
DickcisselCardinalidae72023+156%1973
Wood StorkCiconiidae72014+73%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024+400%1971
Purple MartinHirundinidae62024-39%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae62024-72%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024-26%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62012+0%2005
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52024-68%1970
Forster's TernLaridae52006-30%1985
KilldeerCharadriidae42023-20%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae42024+100%1971
Green HeronArdeidae42021+40%1982
Black SkimmerLaridae41985n/an/a
Roseate SpoonbillThreskiornithidae32024-46%1971
Snowy EgretArdeidae32023+117%1970
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32024-68%1970
Barred OwlStrigidae32024-48%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024-63%1970

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