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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 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Prairie Mtn.

Top 40 of 99 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 CardinalCardinalidae452024-38%1996
Painted BuntingCardinalidae432024-4%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae212024-81%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae192024-75%1996
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae192024-76%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae172024-47%1996
Bell's VireoVireonidae152024+23%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae132024+46%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae122024+92%1996
Field SparrowPasserellidae112017-20%1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae112024+25%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102024+127%1996
Black VultureCathartidae92024+317%1996
DickcisselCardinalidae92024+77%1997
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72024-61%1996
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae72024-41%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae62011+500%1998
Orchard OrioleIcteridae52024+50%1996
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae52023+46%1997
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae52024+0%1997
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52024-26%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52024+100%2003
White-winged DoveColumbidae52024+40%2015
House FinchFringillidae42024-72%1996
House SparrowPasseridae42024-69%1996
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae42022+31%2003
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42024+40%2001
KilldeerCharadriidae32014-38%1997
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae32024+60%1996
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-44%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024-79%1996
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32023-48%1996
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32024-74%1996
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae32024-70%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32024-59%1996
Black-crested TitmouseParidae32024-87%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae32024+29%1996
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae32024+167%1998
Scott's OrioleIcteridae32001+200%2000
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32018+129%2013

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