BBS Route · Texas · BCR 19
Silver Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.
76Species Recorded
18Years Surveyed
2002–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Silver
Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 58 | 2024 | +124% | 2004 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 43 | 2024 | -10% | 2004 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 39 | 2024 | -10% | 2004 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 25 | 2024 | -79% | 2004 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 22 | 2024 | -8% | 2004 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 21 | 2024 | +146% | 2005 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 19 | 2024 | +155% | 2004 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 16 | 2024 | +108% | 2004 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 15 | 2024 | -44% | 2004 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 15 | 2024 | -91% | 2004 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 13 | 2024 | +5% | 2004 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 13 | 2024 | +514% | 2006 | |
| Cave Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2022 | -63% | 2008 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 11 | 2024 | -58% | 2004 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | +12% | 2004 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 7 | 2024 | +125% | 2013 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | +58% | 2004 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 2022 | +225% | 2011 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2024 | -13% | 2005 | |
| Pyrrhuloxia | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | +190% | 2004 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 5 | 2019 | +0% | 2008 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2019 | -44% | 2005 | |
| Cactus Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2019 | +143% | 2004 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -11% | 2005 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2024 | +50% | 2008 | |
| Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2005 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 2007 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2011 | n/a | n/a | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | +0% | 2007 | |
| Curve-billed Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 2019 | +50% | 2005 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2018 | -40% | 2014 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2019 | +0% | 2007 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 3 | 2024 | -8% | 2013 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2024 | n/a | n/a | |
| Golden-fronted Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2024 | -67% | 2006 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 2 | 2004 | +100% | 2002 | |
| Canyon Towhee | Passerellidae | 2 | 2024 | +50% | 2004 | |
| Canyon Wren | Troglodytidae | 2 | 2024 | +67% | 2007 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 2 | 2024 | -36% | 2005 | |
| Verdin | Remizidae | 2 | 2024 | -41% | 2007 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.