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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 25

Livingston Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Texas Livingston

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Livingston 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 CardinalCardinalidae892024-2%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae712024+79%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae542024+135%1971
Pine WarblerParulidae492024+10%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae422024-3%1971
American CrowCorvidae352024-33%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae332024+60%1971
White-eyed VireoVireonidae262024+46%1971
White IbisThreskiornithidae252000+79%1986
Mourning DoveColumbidae202024-57%1971
Blue JayCorvidae202024+49%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae162024-14%1971
European StarlingSturnidae152023-28%1973
Hooded WarblerParulidae152024+86%1973
House SparrowPasseridae142024+8%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122024+467%1977
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae112024+112%1973
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024-77%1971
Summer TanagerCardinalidae102024-37%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92024+13%1971
Black-crested TitmouseParidae91987n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae92024-34%2012
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82024-28%1971
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae82024+76%1973
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae82024-10%2007
Purple MartinHirundinidae72024+108%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72024+383%1971
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae62000n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024-56%1972
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+40%1971
House FinchFringillidae52024+150%2022
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42024+0%1973
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42024-39%1973
Rock PigeonColumbidae42024+250%1980
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024-89%1971
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32022-70%1971
Painted BuntingCardinalidae32024-73%1971
DickcisselCardinalidae32022-62%1971
Wood ThrushTurdidae32024-31%1972
KilldeerCharadriidae22024-11%1971

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