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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Massey Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 49 survey years, still active.

111Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Massey Lake

Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Massey Lake 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
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae4782024-40%1973
Northern CardinalCardinalidae792024+123%1973
Northern MockingbirdMimidae572024-1%1973
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae502024+68%2001
Painted BuntingCardinalidae442024+192%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae342024-50%1973
Turkey VultureCathartidae282024+25%1973
American CrowCorvidae282024+245%1973
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae272024-67%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae242024-44%1973
White IbisThreskiornithidae23202413×1980
European StarlingSturnidae212024+169%1973
Purple MartinHirundinidae202024+192%1973
White-eyed VireoVireonidae19202421×1979
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae17202411×1979
Little Blue HeronArdeidae162024-88%1973
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162024-18%1973
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae132024-63%1973
Blue JayCorvidae132024+186%1973
DickcisselCardinalidae132024-32%1974
Great EgretArdeidae122024-25%1973
Tufted TitmouseParidae122024+425%1974
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102024+388%1973
Summer TanagerCardinalidae10202412×1974
House SparrowPasseridae102024-80%1973
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102024+105%1973
Wood StorkCiconiidae101978n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae102024+65%2012
Black VultureCathartidae9202420×1975
Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae92024+225%1994
Brown ThrasherMimidae82002+667%1994
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae72024+220%1973
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72024+171%1975
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62024-32%1973
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62023+360%1977
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52024-15%1973
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52024-37%1973
Western KingbirdTyrannidae52024+129%1999
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52005+400%1997
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae52011n/an/a

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