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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 19

Silver Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.

80Species 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2002–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Texas Silver

Top 40 of 80 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Silver 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 BobwhiteOdontophoridae522025+105%2004
Northern CardinalCardinalidae402025+203%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae392025+40%2004
Painted BuntingCardinalidae342025+139%2004
Northern MockingbirdMimidae282025-75%2004
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae242025+90%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae202025+30%2004
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae162025+100%2004
Turkey VultureCathartidae142025-29%2004
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae142025-90%2004
Bell's VireoVireonidae142025+471%2006
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae132025+153%2004
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae122025-52%2004
Cave SwallowHirundinidae122022-63%2008
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82025+11%2004
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+225%2008
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae82025+0%2007
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae72025+63%2005
House FinchFringillidae72025-49%2004
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae72025+123%2005
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae62025-33%2006
Black VultureCathartidae62022+225%2011
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62025+250%2013
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025-53%2005
House SparrowPasseridae52025-79%2004
Black-crested TitmouseParidae52025-27%2007
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52019+0%2008
White-winged DoveColumbidae52025+8%2013
Canyon TowheePasserellidae42025+29%2004
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae42005n/an/a
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42011n/an/a
American RobinTurdidae42025+300%2024
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32025-29%2004
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae32025+25%2009
Chimney SwiftApodidae32018-40%2014
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae32025-42%2008
DickcisselCardinalidae32019+0%2007
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae32024n/an/a
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22025-50%2004
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22025+0%2007

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