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Town Bluff Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

112Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Town Bluff

Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Town Bluff 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 CardinalCardinalidae552025-42%1969
White-eyed VireoVireonidae412025-20%1969
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae292025-6%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae262025-39%2004
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae242025-23%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae212025-63%1969
Pine WarblerParulidae212025-19%1969
Tufted TitmouseParidae202025-34%1969
American CrowCorvidae192025+0%1969
Hooded WarblerParulidae192025-9%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae152025+18%1969
Blue JayCorvidae152025+8%1969
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae14199012×1973
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132025-60%1969
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae121990+440%1974
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae122025-58%1978
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae92025-45%1969
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae82025-39%1969
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82025-49%1969
European StarlingSturnidae7200911×1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025-77%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62025-81%1969
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62025-68%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62025+180%1971
American White PelicanPelecanidae62010n/an/a
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52025-42%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae51990-23%1976
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae42025-68%1969
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-46%1969
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42025-68%1969
Black VultureCathartidae42025+100%1971
Brown-headed NuthatchSittidae42010-47%1976
Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42008+300%2003
Turkey VultureCathartidae32025-54%1969
Prothonotary WarblerParulidae32025-72%1973
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32025-66%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae31986-18%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32025-31%1979
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae32025-54%1996
Swainson's WarblerParulidae32025-9%1996

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