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Leander Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 17 survey years, no longer active.
78Species Recorded
17Years Surveyed
1986–2006Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Leander
Top 40 of 78 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 62 | 2006 | -16% | 1988 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 33 | 2006 | +267% | 1994 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 32 | 2006 | -40% | 1988 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 31 | 2006 | -34% | 1988 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 26 | 2006 | -6% | 1988 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 24 | 2006 | +121% | 1993 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 23 | 2006 | +53% | 1988 | |
| Black-crested Titmouse | Paridae | 23 | 2006 | +344% | 1989 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 19 | 2006 | +203% | 1988 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 19 | 2001 | +850% | 1995 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 17 | 2006 | +19% | 1995 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 16 | 2006 | +12% | 1988 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 14 | 2006 | +125% | 1988 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 14 | 2006 | +450% | 1988 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 11 | 2006 | +24% | 1988 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 11 | 2006 | +320% | 1995 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 11 | 2006 | +413% | 2002 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2006 | +20% | 1988 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2006 | -16% | 1995 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 9 | 2006 | +86% | 1990 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2001 | +800% | 1993 | |
| Inca Dove | Columbidae | 7 | 2006 | +0% | 1989 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 7 | 2006 | -29% | 1994 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2006 | -15% | 1994 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2006 | +500% | 2003 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 5 | 2006 | -62% | 1988 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 5 | 2006 | +38% | 1988 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 2006 | +100% | 1990 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2006 | -18% | 1995 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2005 | +200% | 1989 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2006 | -50% | 1988 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2006 | +67% | 1994 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2006 | -20% | 1994 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2006 | +20% | 2003 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2005 | +11% | 1995 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 3 | 2006 | +100% | 1995 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 3 | 2000 | +200% | 1996 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 2 | 2006 | -90% | 1988 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2006 | -50% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 2 | 2005 | -86% | 1988 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.