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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Weatherford Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Weatherford

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Weatherford 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae552024-58%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae372024+54%1970
European StarlingSturnidae332024+86%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae322024-66%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae282024-68%1970
American CrowCorvidae222024+838%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae202024+150%1971
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae172024-54%1970
Painted BuntingCardinalidae162024+40%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162024+413%1975
House SparrowPasseridae152024-91%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae152024+187%1971
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae142024+40%1970
Chimney SwiftApodidae132024-80%1970
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae132024+533%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122024-63%1970
White-winged DoveColumbidae122024+131%2004
Turkey VultureCathartidae112024+155%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102024-84%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae102024-42%1970
Black VultureCathartidae102024+420%2008
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92024-87%1970
House FinchFringillidae92024+440%2004
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae92024-31%2010
Western KingbirdTyrannidae82024+233%1971
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae72023+83%1976
Blue JayCorvidae72024-23%1970
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae72024+300%1976
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae72024+433%2012
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62024-77%1970
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae62024+475%1983
KilldeerCharadriidae52024-81%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52024+183%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52024-95%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae52024+460%1973
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32024-13%1972
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae32024+140%1973
Tufted TitmouseParidae32024+275%1973
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae31978+80%1976
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae32022+0%1982

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