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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 25

Smyrna 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 7 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2011–2023Span
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Bird Species Found on Texas Smyrna 2

Top 40 of 80 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
American CrowCorvidae652023+53%2014
Northern CardinalCardinalidae462023-1%2014
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae262023-20%2015
Canada GooseAnatidae232023+33%2015
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae232023-23%2014
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae212023+41%2014
Mourning DoveColumbidae182023-19%2014
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae182023+34%2014
White-eyed VireoVireonidae172023+85%2014
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae162023+52%2014
Northern MockingbirdMimidae152023+2%2014
Blue JayCorvidae132023-8%2014
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122023-29%2014
Black VultureCathartidae11202311×2011
Orchard OrioleIcteridae102023+50%2014
Pine WarblerParulidae102023-31%2014
Chimney SwiftApodidae92023+17%2014
Tufted TitmouseParidae92023-19%2014
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82023+0%2015
Painted BuntingCardinalidae82023+47%2014
Purple MartinHirundinidae82023-47%2014
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae72023-13%2014
European StarlingSturnidae72023+580%2012
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72023+46%2014
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72023+140%2014
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae62023+114%2015
Summer TanagerCardinalidae62023-15%2014
Carolina ChickadeeParidae62023-62%2014
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52023-8%2014
DickcisselCardinalidae52016+150%2011
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52023-22%2014
Wood ThrushTurdidae52023+63%2015
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42018+150%2012
Red-shouldered HawkAccipitridae42018+0%2014
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42023-57%2014
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae42023+133%2015
Hooded WarblerParulidae42023+20%2015
House SparrowPasseridae42018-25%2012
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae42023-23%2014
Turkey VultureCathartidae32023-28%2015

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.