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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 25

Mt. Selman Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Mt. Selman

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mt. Selman 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
American CrowCorvidae762025+52%2000
Northern CardinalCardinalidae762025+49%2000
Blue JayCorvidae392025+81%2000
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae382025+156%2000
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae362024+29%2013
Northern MockingbirdMimidae332025-3%2000
Tufted TitmouseParidae292025-2%2000
Carolina ChickadeeParidae232025+79%2000
White-eyed VireoVireonidae212025-7%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae192025+4%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae172025+138%2000
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae152025+108%2000
Painted BuntingCardinalidae142025-3%2000
Black VultureCathartidae122025+138%2001
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae122025+100%2000
Summer TanagerCardinalidae112025+38%2000
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102025+267%2000
Pine WarblerParulidae102025-12%2000
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae102025+333%2012
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae92025+27%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae82025-21%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025+44%2001
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025+15%2000
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025+72%2000
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+12%2000
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62025+300%2008
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae52025+233%2001
Hooded WarblerParulidae52025+38%2001
Chimney SwiftApodidae42025-32%2001
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+25%2000
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae42021+67%1999
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42025+300%2000
Rock PigeonColumbidae42016-26%2010
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae42025-25%2010
Wood ThrushTurdidae42025+50%2011
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae42025+167%2015
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32025-10%2000
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025-72%2000
Northern ParulaParulidae32001+40%1999
Wood DuckAnatidae32021+50%2009

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