BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21
Schroeder Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 26 survey years, no longer active.
83Species Recorded
26Years Surveyed
1967–1997Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Schroeder
Top 40 of 83 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 159 | 1997 | +76% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 98 | 1997 | +195% | 1970 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 90 | 1997 | +44% | 1970 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 42 | 1997 | 21× | 1976 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 41 | 1997 | -38% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 36 | 1997 | +490% | 1970 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 24 | 1997 | +89% | 1970 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 23 | 1997 | +127% | 1971 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 22 | 1997 | +867% | 1977 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 19 | 1997 | +51% | 1971 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 18 | 1997 | -5% | 1970 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 16 | 1997 | +150% | 1972 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 16 | 1997 | +71% | 1970 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 15 | 1997 | +164% | 1970 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 15 | 1997 | +325% | 1986 | |
| Lesser Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 14 | 1969 | n/a | n/a | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 13 | 1997 | +50% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 13 | 1996 | +367% | 1970 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 1988 | +52% | 1977 | |
| Cave Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 1996 | n/a | n/a | |
| Inca Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 1997 | +500% | 1971 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 9 | 1997 | +169% | 1972 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 8 | 1995 | +43% | 1981 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 8 | 1997 | +0% | 1970 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 1997 | +144% | 1970 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 8 | 1995 | +67% | 1980 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 8 | 1996 | +89% | 1992 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 7 | 1994 | +86% | 1971 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 6 | 1997 | -75% | 1970 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 6 | 1997 | -77% | 1977 | |
| Barred Owl | Strigidae | 5 | 1996 | +75% | 1975 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 1997 | +0% | 1970 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 1997 | +167% | 1977 | |
| Crested Caracara | Falconidae | 5 | 1997 | +25% | 1973 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 1997 | +114% | 1975 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 5 | 1997 | +100% | 1994 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1997 | +0% | 1971 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 1996 | -29% | 1971 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 3 | 1996 | +50% | 1967 | |
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 1977 | +0% | 1973 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.