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Montell Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.
111Species Recorded
29Years Surveyed
1995–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Montell
Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 44 | 2024 | +16% | 1997 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 37 | 2024 | -5% | 1997 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 30 | 2024 | -70% | 1997 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 30 | 2024 | -59% | 1997 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 25 | 2024 | -21% | 1997 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 18 | 2024 | -66% | 1997 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2024 | -65% | 1997 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 16 | 2024 | -69% | 1997 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 13 | 2024 | -56% | 1997 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 13 | 2024 | +25% | 1997 | |
| Pyrrhuloxia | Cardinalidae | 13 | 2017 | +100% | 1997 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 13 | 2024 | +15% | 1997 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2024 | -44% | 1997 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 12 | 2024 | -36% | 1997 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 11 | 2024 | +9% | 1997 | |
| Black-crested Titmouse | Paridae | 10 | 2024 | -74% | 1997 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 9 | 2024 | -43% | 1997 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | -83% | 1997 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | -76% | 1997 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 9 | 2024 | -38% | 1997 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -81% | 1997 | |
| Lesser Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 6 | 2012 | +120% | 2003 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 6 | 1995 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | -39% | 1997 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | -58% | 1997 | |
| Vermilion Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | -54% | 1997 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 5 | 2023 | -30% | 2002 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 2016 | +200% | 2009 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 4 | 2024 | -36% | 1997 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -43% | 1997 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | -61% | 1997 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | -56% | 1997 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | -8% | 1997 | |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 4 | 2022 | +17% | 1999 | |
| Brown-crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -55% | 2010 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 3 | 2024 | -75% | 1997 | |
| Golden-fronted Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2024 | -56% | 1997 | |
| Hooded Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2022 | +200% | 1998 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -29% | 1997 | |
| Olive Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | +15% | 1998 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.