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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 25

Smyrna 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 8 survey years, still active.

83Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2011–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Smyrna 2

Top 40 of 83 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Smyrna 2 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 CardinalCardinalidae572025-23%2014
American CrowCorvidae502025+24%2014
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae412025-29%2015
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae362025-16%2014
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae332025+91%2014
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae322025+82%2014
Northern MockingbirdMimidae302025-21%2014
Tufted TitmouseParidae242025-19%2014
Canada GooseAnatidae232023+33%2015
Summer TanagerCardinalidae232025+15%2014
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae212025+81%2015
White-eyed VireoVireonidae182025+115%2014
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae162025+71%2014
Mourning DoveColumbidae152025-51%2014
Turkey VultureCathartidae152025+39%2015
Orchard OrioleIcteridae152025+100%2014
Pine WarblerParulidae152025-42%2014
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae152025+85%2014
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142025-15%2014
Purple MartinHirundinidae132025-49%2014
Painted BuntingCardinalidae122025+67%2014
Blue JayCorvidae112025-22%2014
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae102025-16%2014
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae92025-13%2014
Carolina ChickadeeParidae92025-46%2014
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025+83%2016
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae72025-7%2015
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72025-62%2014
European StarlingSturnidae72023+580%2012
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025+9%2014
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72025+18%2014
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025-21%2014
Fish CrowCorvidae52025+140%2014
DickcisselCardinalidae52016+150%2011
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025-47%2014
Kentucky WarblerParulidae52025+400%2023
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42025+9%2014
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae42025+50%2012
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+160%2014
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025-70%2014

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