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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 20

Leander Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 78 species recorded across 17 survey years, no longer active.

78Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1986–2006Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Leander

Top 40 of 78 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Leander 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 CardinalCardinalidae622006-16%1988
European StarlingSturnidae332006+267%1994
Northern MockingbirdMimidae322006-40%1988
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae312006-34%1988
Mourning DoveColumbidae262006-6%1988
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae242006+121%1993
American CrowCorvidae232006+53%1988
Black-crested TitmouseParidae232006+344%1989
House SparrowPasseridae192006+203%1988
Rock PigeonColumbidae192001+850%1995
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172006+19%1995
Purple MartinHirundinidae162006+12%1988
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae142006+125%1988
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae142006+450%1988
Turkey VultureCathartidae112006+24%1988
Black VultureCathartidae112006+320%1995
White-winged DoveColumbidae112006+413%2002
Painted BuntingCardinalidae102006+20%1988
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102006-16%1995
Blue JayCorvidae92006+86%1990
DickcisselCardinalidae92001+800%1993
Inca DoveColumbidae72006+0%1989
House FinchFringillidae72006-29%1994
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72006-15%1994
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62006+500%2003
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52006-62%1988
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52006+38%1988
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42006+100%1990
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42006-18%1995
Chimney SwiftApodidae32005+200%1989
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32006-50%1988
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32006+67%1994
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32006-20%1994
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32006+20%2003
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae32005+11%1995
Common GrackleIcteridae32006+100%1995
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32000+200%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22006-90%1988
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22006-50%1994
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae22005-86%1988

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