BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21
Selden Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.
94Species Recorded
55Years Surveyed
1968–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Selden
Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 45 | 2024 | -22% | 1970 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 44 | 2024 | +109% | 1970 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 36 | 2024 | +892% | 1970 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 34 | 2024 | +377% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 32 | 2024 | -65% | 1970 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 31 | 2024 | 13× | 1979 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 26 | 2024 | 31× | 1974 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 25 | 2024 | +26% | 1970 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 23 | 2024 | -77% | 1970 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 22 | 2024 | -79% | 1970 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 14 | 2024 | +2% | 1970 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 13 | 2024 | -55% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 12 | 2024 | +867% | 1974 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2024 | +575% | 1987 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2024 | +700% | 1995 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 9 | 2024 | -47% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 9 | 2024 | +300% | 1972 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2022 | +27% | 1971 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | +275% | 1974 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2024 | +800% | 1993 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 7 | 2024 | +300% | 2000 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2024 | -68% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +250% | 1979 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 6 | 2024 | +120% | 1971 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2024 | +70% | 1981 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 6 | 2018 | +200% | 1998 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2024 | +60% | 2015 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2024 | +340% | 1987 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2023 | +133% | 1978 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 2018 | -17% | 1984 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | -14% | 1971 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 4 | 2023 | +0% | 1970 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 1987 | |
| Inca Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2010 | +0% | 1993 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2024 | +57% | 2008 | |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 4 | 2007 | n/a | n/a | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 2024 | +50% | 1972 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2024 | -46% | 1970 | |
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2024 | +125% | 1972 | |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 3 | 2023 | +275% | 1971 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.