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New Waverly Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 123 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

123Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas New Waverly

Top 40 of 123 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the New Waverly 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 CardinalCardinalidae842025+19%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae422025+19%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae342025-32%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae302025-10%1971
White-eyed VireoVireonidae292025-51%1971
American CrowCorvidae232025-42%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae232025+37%1971
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae222024-62%1979
Mourning DoveColumbidae212025-53%1971
Blue JayCorvidae212025+90%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae212025+22%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202025+867%1976
Black VultureCathartidae19202513×1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae162025+50%1971
Pine WarblerParulidae162025-19%1971
Hooded WarblerParulidae142025+150%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae102025-6%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae92025-4%1971
Purple MartinHirundinidae82025-33%1973
House SparrowPasseridae82025-71%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82025+84%1988
Painted BuntingCardinalidae62025-60%1971
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62025-50%1973
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62025+67%1971
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae62006+500%1977
Fish CrowCorvidae61986n/an/a
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52025-15%1971
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae52025+70%1971
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae51974n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae42025-36%1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae42009+14%1979
Red-cockaded WoodpeckerPicidae42025-20%1971
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024-64%1971
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-45%1971
Black-crested TitmouseParidae42005+300%1988
White-winged DoveColumbidae42025+300%2012
Green HeronArdeidae32003+133%1973
American BitternArdeidae31970n/an/a
Common GrackleIcteridae32023-92%1974
MallardAnatidae31976+0%1975

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