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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 53 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
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
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae1402025-82%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae842025+50%1970
Cave SwallowHirundinidae502019+143%2010
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae48202522×1983
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae402025+9%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae342025+900%1970
Black VultureCathartidae322025+127%1972
American CrowCorvidae222025-82%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae192025-55%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae172025+788%1970
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae172022+183%2014
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae162025-52%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae152025-63%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142025+20%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae132025+467%1984
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae122025-33%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122025-52%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae102025+257%1971
Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocoracidae92017+233%2005
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae92023+88%2008
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae72025+10%1970
Wood StorkCiconiidae72014+73%1998
Purple MartinHirundinidae62025+0%1970
White-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+208%1970
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae62025-33%1996
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62012+0%2005
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-54%1970
Crested CaracaraFalconidae52025+167%1984
Forster's TernLaridae52006-30%1985
Green HeronArdeidae42021+40%1982
Black SkimmerLaridae41985n/an/a
Roseate SpoonbillThreskiornithidae32024-46%1971
Great EgretArdeidae32025-52%1971
Snowy EgretArdeidae32023+117%1970
Little Blue HeronArdeidae32025-85%1970
Barred OwlStrigidae32024-48%1970
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32025-78%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae32023+50%1972
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-52%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32025-26%1970

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