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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 19

Pear Valley Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
48Years 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
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Pear Valley

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pear Valley 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae552025+3%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae462025+191%1972
Northern MockingbirdMimidae412025-64%1972
Painted BuntingCardinalidae352025+214%1972
Bell's VireoVireonidae35202514×1972
Lark SparrowPasserellidae342025-39%1972
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae272025-40%1972
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae262025-23%1972
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae202025-43%1972
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae19200519×1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae192025-21%1972
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae152025-31%1972
Black-crested TitmouseParidae152025+113%1972
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae132025-49%2008
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae122025-2%1972
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+164%1973
Common GrackleIcteridae112024+171%1981
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102025-59%1972
House SparrowPasseridae102025-85%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92025+300%1973
BushtitAegithalidae92010+350%2006
Purple MartinHirundinidae82025+400%1979
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82025-55%1980
White-winged DoveColumbidae82024-33%2006
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae72025+300%1978
Blue-winged TealAnatidae72016+600%2014
KilldeerCharadriidae62025-40%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62025-13%1972
VerdinRemizidae62019+320%1973
House FinchFringillidae52025-70%1973
Common RavenCorvidae52025-13%1974
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52024+86%1988
Rock PigeonColumbidae52017+8%1988
Black-capped VireoVireonidae52025+175%2014
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae42025+100%1972
Orchard OrioleIcteridae42025+133%1973
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42025-46%1972
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae42023-29%1972
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42025-35%1980
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42025+100%1976

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