BBS Route · Texas · BCR 20
Leakey Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.
103Species Recorded
20Years Surveyed
1994–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Leakey
Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 50 | 2024 | -38% | 1996 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 40 | 2024 | -27% | 1996 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 35 | 2024 | -9% | 1996 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 33 | 2024 | -7% | 1996 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 28 | 2024 | +638% | 1996 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 21 | 2024 | -61% | 1996 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 21 | 2024 | +206% | 2017 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 16 | 2024 | +132% | 1996 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 16 | 2024 | +200% | 1996 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 15 | 2024 | +88% | 1996 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 15 | 2024 | -67% | 1996 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 15 | 2024 | +36% | 1996 | |
| Black-crested Titmouse | Paridae | 15 | 2024 | -65% | 1996 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 14 | 2024 | -3% | 1996 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2024 | -57% | 1996 | |
| Rufous-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2024 | -50% | 1996 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2024 | -23% | 1996 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 11 | 2024 | +443% | 2002 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 9 | 2024 | +15% | 1996 | |
| Vermilion Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | +118% | 1996 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 9 | 2024 | +200% | 1996 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 9 | 2024 | +14% | 1996 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2024 | -42% | 1996 | |
| Golden-cheeked Warbler | Parulidae | 8 | 2023 | -34% | 1996 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 7 | 2023 | +83% | 1996 | |
| Golden-fronted Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | +129% | 1996 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | +42% | 1996 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | -61% | 1996 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2024 | +31% | 1996 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2024 | +100% | 1996 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 2024 | +218% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 2024 | +67% | 1997 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2001 | +400% | 1998 | |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 4 | 2023 | +86% | 1997 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2023 | -21% | 1996 | |
| Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2024 | -43% | 1996 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -41% | 1996 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2022 | +0% | 1998 | |
| Black-capped Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2024 | +238% | 1998 | |
| Black-and-white Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2024 | +144% | 2000 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.