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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 25

New Waverly Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 123 species recorded across 41 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2024Span
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 CardinalCardinalidae922024-7%1971
Pine WarblerParulidae592024-27%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae542024+23%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae402024-7%1971
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae292024-12%1971
Blue JayCorvidae252024+53%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae252024-23%1971
Black VultureCathartidae232024+983%1975
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae222024-62%1979
White-eyed VireoVireonidae222024-68%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae222024+221%1988
American CrowCorvidae192024-44%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae132024+43%1971
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae132024-21%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae132024-64%1971
Great EgretArdeidae132019+82%1975
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae122024-9%1971
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82024-59%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae72024-56%1971
Hooded WarblerParulidae72024+20%1971
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae62024+30%1971
Worm-eating WarblerParulidae62006+500%1977
Fish CrowCorvidae61986n/an/a
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae52024-39%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52024-92%1971
House SparrowPasseridae52024-76%1971
Wood ThrushTurdidae52024+33%1971
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae51974n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae42009+14%1979
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42024-64%1971
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae42024-42%1971
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-39%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-80%1971
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42024+75%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42024+500%1976
Black-crested TitmouseParidae42005+300%1988
House FinchFringillidae42024+100%2007
Green HeronArdeidae32003+133%1973
Chimney SwiftApodidae32005-33%1971
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-14%1973

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