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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 25

Mt. Selman Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1998–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Mt. Selman

Top 40 of 93 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae1022024+60%2000
American CrowCorvidae792024+36%2000
Blue JayCorvidae542024+57%2000
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae362024+29%2013
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae342024+108%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae332024+166%2000
Carolina ChickadeeParidae252024+52%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae242024-13%2000
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae212024+164%2000
White-eyed VireoVireonidae192024-14%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae182024-20%2000
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae162024+106%2000
Pine WarblerParulidae162024-32%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae152024-15%2000
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024+244%2000
Tufted TitmouseParidae122024-9%2000
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae112024+12%2000
Chimney SwiftApodidae92024-32%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024+19%2001
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024-13%2000
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+25%2000
Painted BuntingCardinalidae72024-26%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72024+23%2000
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72016+75%2010
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62024+10%2000
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62024+18%2000
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62024+375%2000
Black VultureCathartidae52023+63%2001
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52023+57%2000
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42024+233%2008
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae42021+67%1999
Rock PigeonColumbidae42016-26%2010
Wood ThrushTurdidae42023+0%2011
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32024+0%2000
European StarlingSturnidae32023-11%2000
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae32024-58%2001
Northern ParulaParulidae32001+40%1999
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae32024+233%2001
Hooded WarblerParulidae32024-13%2001
Wood DuckAnatidae32021+50%2009

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