BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21
Lydia Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 101 species recorded across 34 survey years, still active.
101Species Recorded
34Years Surveyed
1967–2023Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Lydia
Top 40 of 101 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Crow | Corvidae | 60 | 2023 | +104% | 1970 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 57 | 2023 | +1% | 1970 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 37 | 2023 | +0% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 25 | 2023 | +625% | 1970 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 22 | 2023 | +336% | 1970 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 19 | 2023 | +164% | 1970 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 18 | 2023 | -46% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 15 | 2023 | -80% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 14 | 2023 | -90% | 1970 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 14 | 2023 | -24% | 2017 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 12 | 2023 | -47% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 12 | 2023 | +100% | 1970 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 12 | 2023 | +771% | 1974 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2023 | +0% | 1970 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2023 | +55% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 9 | 2023 | -95% | 1970 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2023 | -14% | 1971 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 7 | 2023 | -82% | 1970 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 7 | 2023 | -13% | 1970 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 2023 | -42% | 2003 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2023 | +175% | 1992 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2022 | -42% | 2018 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2023 | +114% | 1973 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | -33% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 2016 | -80% | 1970 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2023 | -76% | 1970 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 5 | 2022 | +78% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 2023 | -47% | 1971 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 5 | 2023 | +0% | 1978 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2023 | -53% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2023 | -31% | 1970 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2023 | -86% | 1970 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 4 | 2010 | -67% | 1991 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2023 | -39% | 1970 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 3 | 2023 | -8% | 1971 | |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | 3 | 2023 | +25% | 2008 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2023 | +200% | 1992 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 3 | 2011 | +200% | 2010 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 2 | 2022 | -88% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2023 | -91% | 1970 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.