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Liberty Hill Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2023Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Liberty Hill

Top 40 of 99 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
American CrowCorvidae732023-12%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372023-56%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae322023+3%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae262023-37%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae242023-41%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae212023-53%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae212023-12%1970
White-eyed VireoVireonidae202023+69%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae172023-72%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae172023-55%1970
European StarlingSturnidae162023-67%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142023+70%1970
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae132023-45%1970
Pine WarblerParulidae132023+300%1973
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae132023+84%1993
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae112023n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae102023-62%1970
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102023+20%1970
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae102023+71%2006
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92023-13%1970
Painted BuntingCardinalidae92023+183%1972
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92023-19%1970
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae92023+325%1980
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae92023+257%1987
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82023-80%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae72023-20%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae72023-75%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72023+30%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae72023+260%1972
Purple MartinHirundinidae72023+13%1971
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae62023-64%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62023+60%1970
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae62023+83%1972
Barred OwlStrigidae62023+14%1974
Fish CrowCorvidae62023+44%1991
Hooded WarblerParulidae52023n/an/a
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42023+50%1974
Black VultureCathartidae42023+29%2002
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae42021+300%2015
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32021-80%1970

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