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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 20

San Saba Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
52Years 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
11Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas San Saba

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the San Saba 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 DoveColumbidae642025+10%1972
Northern MockingbirdMimidae512025-54%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae492025+137%1972
Bell's VireoVireonidae482025+407%1972
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae472025+0%1972
Painted BuntingCardinalidae432025-12%1972
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae382025-38%1972
Lark SparrowPasserellidae352025-45%1972
Black-crested TitmouseParidae31202512×1973
Cave SwallowHirundinidae232025-17%1990
DickcisselCardinalidae202024+81%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192025+31%1972
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae172025+358%1985
Turkey VultureCathartidae122025-55%1972
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae122025-74%1972
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae122025+12%1972
Summer TanagerCardinalidae122025+557%1977
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae122025-24%2014
Orchard OrioleIcteridae112025+43%1972
Field SparrowPasserellidae112025-26%1973
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae92025+33%1977
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+340%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025+20%1980
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72025-41%1972
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae72025+50%1972
White-winged DoveColumbidae72025+22%2017
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52017+314%1975
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52025+38%1974
Canyon TowheePasserellidae52025-64%1974
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52024+14%1983
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae52025-33%1994
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae52025+200%1999
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae42025-27%1972
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae42025-5%1972
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae42025-43%1977
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae42025-42%1974
Common Ground DoveColumbidae42017+300%1976
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae41994-43%1980
Common RavenCorvidae42025-8%1995
Black-capped VireoVireonidae42024+125%2018

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