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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 20

Pidcoke Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 49 survey years, no longer active.

115Species 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 →
49Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2017Span
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Bird Species Found on Texas Pidcoke

Top 40 of 115 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pidcoke 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 CardinalCardinalidae742017+83%1970
Painted BuntingCardinalidae512017+41%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae371993n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae272017-55%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae252017-42%1970
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae152014+343%1980
Horned LarkAlaudidae101995+900%1968
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102017+130%1981
Turkey VultureCathartidae92017-30%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae91996+233%1978
European StarlingSturnidae92016+8%1980
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82017-71%1970
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae72017-60%1970
Black VultureCathartidae62017+20%1979
Tufted TitmouseParidae62017+140%1972
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62003+167%1983
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae62003+40%2000
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52017+129%1970
American CrowCorvidae52017+400%1970
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae52017-45%1970
Rock WrenTroglodytidae51995n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42017-64%1970
House FinchFringillidae42013-65%1997
Inca DoveColumbidae42009+0%1975
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae42017-71%1989
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae42010n/an/a
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32017+0%1972
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32010-18%1971
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32016+67%1979
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae32017+40%1975
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae31995+50%1972
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32017+233%1979
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32017+675%1986
Cave SwallowHirundinidae32016n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22016-55%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae22017-96%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22008+33%1973
Summer TanagerCardinalidae22017-31%1970
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae22017+100%1976
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae22009+100%1987

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