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Kempner Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Kempner

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kempner 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
Painted BuntingCardinalidae562025+246%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae432025+140%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae40201914×1985
Mourning DoveColumbidae322025+4%1972
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192025-61%1972
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae152025+220%1972
Turkey VultureCathartidae132025+78%1972
Lark SparrowPasserellidae132025-80%1972
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae122025-70%1972
Black-crested TitmouseParidae112025+114%1972
American CrowCorvidae112025+280%1977
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae102025+767%1987
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025+150%1984
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025+11%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae52025+50%1974
Rock PigeonColumbidae51996+400%1973
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025-8%1982
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52025+433%1986
MallardAnatidae41973n/an/a
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-71%1972
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32025+0%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025-77%1972
DickcisselCardinalidae32025+46%1972
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32006+0%1972
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae32019+50%1982
Great Horned OwlStrigidae32006+20%1982
Bell's VireoVireonidae32025+117%1987
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae31993n/an/a
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22025+167%1973
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22019+460%1973
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22025+50%1986
Carolina ChickadeeParidae22025-36%1979
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae22019-80%1979
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae22024-56%1982
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae21996+0%1973
Common GrackleIcteridae22016-44%1981
Inca DoveColumbidae22025+17%1981
European StarlingSturnidae22025-44%1981
Common RavenCorvidae22024-17%2007
White-winged DoveColumbidae22025-20%2011

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