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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 30 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2025Span
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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 VireoVireonidae432025-2%1997
Black VultureCathartidae292025+0%1997
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae282025-14%1997
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae262025-61%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae252025-26%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae242025-58%1997
Painted BuntingCardinalidae162025-72%1997
White-winged DoveColumbidae152025-22%1997
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae132017+100%1997
Summer TanagerCardinalidae132025+27%1997
Black-crested TitmouseParidae122025-76%1997
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae112025-71%1997
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112025-70%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae92025-79%1997
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92024-43%1997
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae82025+100%1998
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-38%1997
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-51%1997
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025-82%1997
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae62025+25%1997
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae62012+120%2003
Field SparrowPasserellidae62025-63%1997
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae62025-41%1997
BushtitAegithalidae61995n/an/a
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae52025-53%1997
Vermilion FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-50%1997
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae52025-92%1997
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025-61%1997
House SparrowPasseridae52023-30%2002
VerdinRemizidae52025-61%2000
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52016+200%2009
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42024-36%1997
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42025-84%1997
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025-8%1997
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae32025+43%1997
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae32025-78%1997
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae32023+67%2004
Common RavenCorvidae32025+25%1999
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae32007-42%1999
Tufted TitmouseParidae31997n/an/a

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