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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Selden Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
56Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Selden

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Selden 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae95202549×1974
Northern CardinalCardinalidae642025+104%1970
American CrowCorvidae54202511×1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae522025-59%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae422025+569%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae352025+19%1970
Painted BuntingCardinalidae332025+12%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae30202513×1987
House SparrowPasseridae252025-62%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae192025+240%1981
Northern MockingbirdMimidae172025-76%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae162025-22%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162025-52%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae152025+190%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae142025+239%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae142025+967%1974
Black VultureCathartidae13202516×1979
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae112025-5%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae112025-79%1970
White-eyed VireoVireonidae112025+620%1995
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae112025+750%1993
European StarlingSturnidae102025+100%1977
House FinchFringillidae92025+220%2015
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae82025-58%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72025+23%1987
Common GrackleIcteridae62025-50%1978
Blue JayCorvidae62025+360%1987
Canada GooseAnatidae62018+200%1998
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae62025+67%2005
Black-crested TitmouseParidae52025+129%1971
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae52025+325%1979
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae52023+133%1978
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52025+50%2002
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae42024-14%1971
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae42025+50%1974
Inca DoveColumbidae42010+0%1993
Snowy EgretArdeidae42007n/an/a
Green HeronArdeidae32024+50%1972
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32025-97%1970
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32025+50%1974

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