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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Lydia Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Lydia

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lydia 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 CardinalCardinalidae922025+38%1970
American CrowCorvidae552025+131%1970
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae382025+29%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae362025+950%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae322025-74%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae322025-21%1970
Tufted TitmouseParidae312025+150%1970
White-eyed VireoVireonidae292025+500%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae292025+700%1974
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae282025-54%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae262025+3%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae232025-90%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae212025-61%1970
Painted BuntingCardinalidae212025+95%1970
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae182025+61%1970
Blue JayCorvidae172025+33%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae162025+157%1970
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae152025-61%2008
Canada GooseAnatidae152025+0%2017
Summer TanagerCardinalidae142025+140%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae132025+283%1992
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae122025+38%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122025-68%1970
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae122025+54%1971
House SparrowPasseridae112025-94%1970
European StarlingSturnidae102025-70%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102025-56%2018
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae92025+118%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92025-12%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae92025+200%2012
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72025+143%1973
Common GrackleIcteridae72025-63%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae72025-74%1970
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72025-49%1970
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-79%1970
Pine WarblerParulidae62025+250%1992
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52025-80%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025+30%1970
American RobinTurdidae52022+78%1970
Barred OwlStrigidae52025+17%1992

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