BBS Route · Texas · BCR 19
Pear Valley Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.
97Species Recorded
47Years Surveyed
1969–2024Span
9Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Pear Valley
Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 111 | 2024 | +3% | 1972 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 58 | 2024 | -65% | 1972 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 56 | 2024 | -20% | 1972 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 50 | 2024 | +223% | 1972 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 41 | 2024 | -38% | 1972 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 37 | 2024 | -8% | 1972 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 34 | 2024 | +150% | 1972 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 32 | 2024 | 14× | 1972 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 29 | 2024 | +0% | 1974 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 26 | 2024 | -58% | 1972 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 21 | 2024 | -43% | 1972 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 21 | 2024 | -42% | 1972 | |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | 19 | 2005 | 19× | 1969 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 19 | 2024 | -42% | 1972 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 14 | 2024 | -36% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 11 | 2024 | -23% | 1972 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 11 | 2024 | +171% | 1981 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 10 | 2024 | -85% | 1972 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 9 | 2010 | +350% | 2006 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | -58% | 1972 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 8 | 2024 | -33% | 2006 | |
| Black-crested Titmouse | Paridae | 7 | 2024 | +125% | 1972 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +191% | 1973 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 7 | 2024 | -8% | 2006 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 7 | 2016 | +600% | 2014 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 6 | 2023 | -67% | 1972 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2024 | +300% | 1973 | |
| Verdin | Remizidae | 6 | 2019 | +320% | 1973 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2023 | +50% | 1975 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | +86% | 1988 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2024 | +525% | 1979 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 2017 | +8% | 1988 | |
| Cave Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2024 | -55% | 2008 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 2024 | -57% | 2008 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2023 | -17% | 1972 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2024 | -66% | 1973 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2023 | -29% | 1972 | |
| Chihuahuan Raven | Corvidae | 4 | 2014 | +300% | 1976 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -61% | 2006 | |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 3 | 2023 | +60% | 1977 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.