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Oakwood Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 85 species recorded across 13 survey years, no longer active.

85Species 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–1995Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Oakwood

Top 40 of 85 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Oakwood 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
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae2251995+184%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae93199523×1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae871995+126%1971
Black VultureCathartidae531995+500%1973
Northern CardinalCardinalidae481995-18%1971
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae421995-23%1971
American CrowCorvidae391995+66%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae381995-2%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae371995+14%1971
House SparrowPasseridae351995-67%1971
Purple MartinHirundinidae301995-48%1971
Lark SparrowPasserellidae251995+123%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae241995+17%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae201995+127%1971
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae161995-43%1971
Blue JayCorvidae161995-14%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae151995-51%1971
European StarlingSturnidae151995-67%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae131987+71%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae121987+127%1979
Painted BuntingCardinalidae111980+26%1972
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae101986n/an/a
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae81995-38%1971
American RobinTurdidae81986+100%1974
White-eyed VireoVireonidae81995+10%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae61995-10%1971
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae51995-43%1971
DickcisselCardinalidae51995+0%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae51995n/an/a
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae41980+0%1973
Great Blue HeronArdeidae31995-68%1972
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae31995-93%1971
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae31986+0%1972
Kentucky WarblerParulidae31976+50%1975
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae31979+200%1976
Common Ground DoveColumbidae31986n/an/a
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae31987n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae21995+75%1971
Great Horned OwlStrigidae21976+100%1967
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae21980+0%1971

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