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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 20

Leakey Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 21 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Leakey

Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Leakey 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 DoveColumbidae562025-6%1996
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae422025-20%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372025-46%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae322025-28%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae242025+230%1996
White-winged DoveColumbidae232025+261%2017
Painted BuntingCardinalidae222025-8%1996
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae222025+788%1996
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae172025+317%1996
Black-crested TitmouseParidae162025-64%1996
House FinchFringillidae152025+17%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae152025+96%1996
Lark SparrowPasserellidae132025-63%1996
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae122025+450%2000
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae112025+48%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025-48%1996
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102025-50%1996
Field SparrowPasserellidae102025-65%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92025+15%1996
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae92025-33%1996
Black-capped VireoVireonidae92025+250%1998
White-eyed VireoVireonidae92025+105%1996
Bell's VireoVireonidae92025+386%2002
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae82025-52%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025-26%1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae82025-7%2000
Common RavenCorvidae72025+191%1996
Golden-cheeked WarblerParulidae72025-38%1996
Vermilion FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+109%1996
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae62025+113%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62025-74%1996
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae52025+25%1996
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae52025+143%1996
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae52025-47%1996
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae52025+233%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52025+31%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52024+67%1997
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52025+11%2019
Black-and-white WarblerParulidae52025+122%2000
DickcisselCardinalidae52001+400%1998

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