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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 20

Prairie Mtn. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 100 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

100Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Prairie Mtn.

Top 40 of 100 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Prairie Mtn. 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 CardinalCardinalidae522025-27%1996
Painted BuntingCardinalidae472025+15%1996
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae272025-60%1996
Lark SparrowPasserellidae252025-51%1996
Bell's VireoVireonidae252025+38%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae232025-66%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae212025+220%1996
White-winged DoveColumbidae202025+210%2015
Carolina ChickadeeParidae162025+56%1996
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae132025+33%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae122025-52%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae122025+375%2003
Field SparrowPasserellidae112017-20%1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae112024+25%1996
House SparrowPasseridae102025-53%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102025-80%1996
Black-crested TitmouseParidae102025-85%1996
White-eyed VireoVireonidae102025+200%2001
Black VultureCathartidae82025+350%1996
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae82025-22%1996
House FinchFringillidae82025-48%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82025+50%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82025+108%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae62025-56%1996
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-28%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae62011+500%1998
Common Ground DoveColumbidae62025-33%2015
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae52023+46%1997
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52025-21%1996
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae52025+125%2008
Inca DoveColumbidae42025-20%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-73%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae32014-38%1997
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32023-48%1996
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32025+25%1996
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae32024-70%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32024-59%1996
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae32024+167%1998
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32025-13%1998
Scott's OrioleIcteridae32001+200%2000

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