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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 48 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 →
48Years 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
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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae772024+19%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae732024+93%1974
Northern MockingbirdMimidae722024+36%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae642024+28%1970
Painted BuntingCardinalidae422024-5%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae412024+190%1980
House SparrowPasseridae402024-55%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae392024+281%1970
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae342024+148%1970
Cave SwallowHirundinidae342023+5%1997
Purple MartinHirundinidae312024+300%1975
Lark SparrowPasserellidae212024+15%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae202007+69%1977
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae182024-78%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae182024+31%1994
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae152024+586%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152024-11%1970
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae142024+290%1974
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae122024-47%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122024+98%1970
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae122024+150%1977
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae122024+24%1983
Couch's KingbirdTyrannidae122024+300%1998
Least GrebePodicipedidae102005+900%2004
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024-58%1970
Black VultureCathartidae72024+200%1975
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72024-41%1970
White-winged DoveColumbidae72024+129%1994
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+80%1983
Rock PigeonColumbidae62000+856%1974
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024+25%1987
KilldeerCharadriidae52024-63%1970
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae51977n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae52024+67%1984
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae42024-19%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae42024-71%1970
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42024+100%2006
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32024-56%1971
Long-billed ThrasherMimidae32024-17%1993
Common Ground DoveColumbidae22018-14%1972

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