BBS Route · Texas · BCR 20
Prairie Mtn. Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.
99Species Recorded
24Years Surveyed
1994–2024Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Prairie Mtn.
Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 45 | 2024 | -38% | 1996 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 43 | 2024 | -4% | 1996 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 21 | 2024 | -81% | 1996 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 19 | 2024 | -75% | 1996 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 19 | 2024 | -76% | 1996 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 17 | 2024 | -47% | 1996 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 15 | 2024 | +23% | 1996 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 13 | 2024 | +46% | 1996 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 12 | 2024 | +92% | 1996 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2017 | -20% | 1996 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2024 | +25% | 1996 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 10 | 2024 | +127% | 1996 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 9 | 2024 | +317% | 1996 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2024 | +77% | 1997 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 7 | 2024 | -61% | 1996 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | -41% | 1996 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 2011 | +500% | 1998 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | +50% | 1996 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2023 | +46% | 1997 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | +0% | 1997 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | -26% | 1996 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | +100% | 2003 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 2024 | +40% | 2015 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2024 | -72% | 1996 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 2024 | -69% | 1996 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 4 | 2022 | +31% | 2003 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2024 | +40% | 2001 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2014 | -38% | 1997 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2024 | +60% | 1996 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -44% | 1996 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -79% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 2023 | -48% | 1996 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | -74% | 1996 | |
| Rufous-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | -70% | 1996 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2024 | -59% | 1996 | |
| Black-crested Titmouse | Paridae | 3 | 2024 | -87% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 3 | 2024 | +29% | 1996 | |
| Golden-fronted Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2024 | +167% | 1998 | |
| Scott's Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2001 | +200% | 2000 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 3 | 2018 | +129% | 2013 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.