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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 36

Sejita Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 21 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 →
21Years 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
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Sejita

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sejita 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 MockingbirdMimidae662024-26%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae382024-24%1996
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae33202417×1997
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae292024-33%1996
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae292024-72%1996
Olive SparrowPasserellidae292024+295%2010
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae282024+185%1996
Painted BuntingCardinalidae28202413×1997
White-winged DoveColumbidae242024+137%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232024-38%1996
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae202024+500%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae192024+538%1996
White-tipped DoveColumbidae182024+173%2005
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae161997-93%1995
Bronzed CowbirdIcteridae132024+48%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132023-84%1996
Couch's KingbirdTyrannidae132024+100%2008
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae122024+450%1997
Cave SwallowHirundinidae122014-9%2009
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae112024+380%2005
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112024+7%1996
Black-crested TitmouseParidae112024+171%2005
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae102024-38%1996
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae82024+333%2008
Rock PigeonColumbidae82008n/an/a
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae72024-7%1997
Long-billed ThrasherMimidae72024+540%2009
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72024+0%2015
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae62023+181%1996
Green JayCorvidae62024+131%2011
Inca DoveColumbidae52024-21%1996
Crested CaracaraFalconidae52024+383%1997
Great KiskadeeTyrannidae52024+17%1996
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52024+300%1997
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae52023+143%2009
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52023+50%1997
Common YellowthroatParulidae52024-44%2014
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae42024-27%1996
Harris's HawkAccipitridae42023+50%1997
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42015-25%2013

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