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Liberty Hill Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.

101Species 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Liberty Hill

Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Liberty Hill 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 CardinalCardinalidae722025-11%1970
American CrowCorvidae562025+6%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae422025+127%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae392025+28%1970
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae38202512×1980
Northern MockingbirdMimidae342025-23%1970
White-eyed VireoVireonidae272025+206%1970
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae232025+72%1993
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae202025+24%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182025-39%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae182025+230%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae172025-48%1970
Blue JayCorvidae172025-26%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae172025+81%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae172025+24%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162025-58%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae162025+400%1972
Pine WarblerParulidae162025+650%1973
Painted BuntingCardinalidae152025+367%1972
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae152025+340%1970
Summer TanagerCardinalidae142025+150%1970
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae122025-13%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae122025+300%1987
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae112025-68%1970
Black VultureCathartidae112025+129%2002
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae112023n/an/a
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102025+40%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae102025+67%1971
Fish CrowCorvidae102025+100%1991
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae92025-92%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae92025-53%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025+0%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+19%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+13%1970
European StarlingSturnidae72025-65%1970
House FinchFringillidae72025-18%2007
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae62023-64%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae62025+13%1973
Hooded WarblerParulidae62025+20%2023
Chimney SwiftApodidae52025+18%1970

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