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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Hobson Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 108 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

108Species 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 →
49Years 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
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Hobson

Top 40 of 108 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hobson 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae1262025+58%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae962025+23%1970
House SparrowPasseridae822025-40%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae802025+173%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae642025+59%1970
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae562025+156%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae492025+482%1975
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae402025+386%1970
Painted BuntingCardinalidae372025+6%1970
Cave SwallowHirundinidae342023+5%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae302025+4%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae272025+31%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae242025+39%1974
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae232025-81%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae202007+69%1977
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae162025+48%1970
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae152025+571%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152025+221%1980
Common GrackleIcteridae152025+23%1994
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae122024+24%1983
Turkey VultureCathartidae112025-46%1970
White-winged DoveColumbidae112025+229%1994
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+230%1974
Least GrebePodicipedidae102005+900%2004
Black VultureCathartidae82025+188%1975
KilldeerCharadriidae72025-52%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72025-44%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae72025-82%1970
Inca DoveColumbidae72025-75%1972
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+80%1983
Rock PigeonColumbidae62000+856%1974
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae62025-20%2000
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024+25%1987
Black-crested TitmouseParidae52025+50%1971
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae51977n/an/a
Couch's KingbirdTyrannidae52025+260%1998
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52025+125%2006
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42025-68%1970
Olive SparrowPasserellidae42025+200%1996
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32025-91%1970

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