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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Paige Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 10 survey years, still active.

77Species 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2015–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Texas Paige

Top 40 of 77 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Paige 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 CardinalCardinalidae1262025+14%2017
Black VultureCathartidae842025+35%2017
Mourning DoveColumbidae652025+101%2017
Painted BuntingCardinalidae652025-10%2017
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae612025-2%2017
White-eyed VireoVireonidae582025+42%2017
American CrowCorvidae562025-11%2017
Northern MockingbirdMimidae242025-26%2017
Carolina ChickadeeParidae232025+0%2017
Turkey VultureCathartidae212025+10%2017
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae192025+63%2017
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae172025-20%2017
Tufted TitmouseParidae152025-37%2017
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122025+17%2017
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae112025-70%2017
Blue JayCorvidae102025-26%2017
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82025+129%2017
Rock PigeonColumbidae72025+350%2019
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae72025-38%2017
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72024+19%2018
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62025+8%2017
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62025-63%2017
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025-47%2017
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae52024+17%2018
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae52025+50%2017
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-50%2017
Western KingbirdTyrannidae52025+200%2018
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae42017+300%2015
Northern ParulaParulidae42025+50%2017
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025-62%2017
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+117%2017
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22023+0%2019
Great EgretArdeidae22023+25%2018
Green HeronArdeidae22021+0%2015
Inca DoveColumbidae22023-40%2017
Crested CaracaraFalconidae22025+20%2017
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22015n/an/a
Chimney SwiftApodidae22018+0%2016
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae22015n/an/a
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22015n/an/a

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