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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 20

Montell Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 29 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Texas Montell

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

Species recorded on the Montell 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
Bell's VireoVireonidae442024+16%1997
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae372024-5%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae302024-70%1997
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae302024-59%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae252024-21%1997
Painted BuntingCardinalidae182024-66%1997
Field SparrowPasserellidae172024-65%1997
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162024-69%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae132024-56%1997
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae132024+25%1997
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae132017+100%1997
Summer TanagerCardinalidae132024+15%1997
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae122024-44%1997
White-eyed VireoVireonidae122024-36%1997
White-winged DoveColumbidae112024+9%1997
Black-crested TitmouseParidae102024-74%1997
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92024-43%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024-83%1997
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae92024-76%1997
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92024-38%1997
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72024-81%1997
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae62012+120%2003
BushtitAegithalidae61995n/an/a
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52024-39%1997
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52024-58%1997
Vermilion FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-54%1997
House SparrowPasseridae52023-30%2002
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52016+200%2009
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42024-36%1997
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-43%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024-61%1997
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae42024-56%1997
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-8%1997
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae42022+17%1999
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-55%2010
Common Ground DoveColumbidae32024-75%1997
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae32024-56%1997
Hooded OrioleIcteridae32022+200%1998
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32024-29%1997
Olive SparrowPasserellidae32024+15%1998

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