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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 20

Utopia Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 122 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

122Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
11Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Utopia

Top 40 of 122 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Utopia 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
Field SparrowPasserellidae442025+177%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae422025-23%1972
Painted BuntingCardinalidae402025-39%1972
White-winged DoveColumbidae40202514×1986
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae292025+67%1972
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae29202516×1980
Mourning DoveColumbidae282025-35%1972
Lark SparrowPasserellidae232025-70%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae212025+63%1972
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae202025-35%1972
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172024+54%1980
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae172025+440%2007
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162025-79%1972
House SparrowPasseridae152025+18%1972
White-eyed VireoVireonidae142025+600%1973
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae132025-71%1980
Summer TanagerCardinalidae112025+264%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112025+200%1978
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102025+233%1972
Common RavenCorvidae102025+440%1986
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae92024+257%1972
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae92025+246%1972
Bell's VireoVireonidae72025+329%1973
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae62025+69%1972
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae62025-82%1972
Purple MartinHirundinidae62025-52%1973
Yellow-throated WarblerParulidae62025+122%1984
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52025-79%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025-50%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae52024+0%1973
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025+8%1978
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025-68%1972
Black VultureCathartidae42025+100%1972
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+218%1972
MallardAnatidae41971n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae42014+100%1973
Bank SwallowHirundinidae42004n/an/a
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42007n/an/a
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32025+13%1972
House FinchFringillidae32025+190%1972

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