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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Weatherford Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

97Species 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 →
1968–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Weatherford

Top 40 of 97 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae792025+134%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae702025-50%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae612025-44%1970
House SparrowPasseridae432025-87%1970
European StarlingSturnidae422025+179%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae382025-70%1970
Canada GooseAnatidae382025+600%2012
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae372025-28%1970
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae332025+460%1971
American CrowCorvidae262025+788%1971
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae252025+81%1982
Barn SwallowHirundinidae222025+463%1975
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172025+360%1973
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae172025+700%1983
Turkey VultureCathartidae162025+191%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152025-79%1970
Painted BuntingCardinalidae152025+8%1970
MallardAnatidae152025+325%2016
House FinchFringillidae142025+620%2004
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae102025-11%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae102025-37%1970
Carolina ChickadeeParidae102025+87%1971
KilldeerCharadriidae92025-68%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82025-63%1970
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae82025-20%1972
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae82025+633%2012
Chimney SwiftApodidae72025-88%1970
Blue JayCorvidae72025-45%1970
Black VultureCathartidae72025+300%2008
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae62025+600%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62025-95%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae62025+183%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae52024+460%1973
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025+29%2009
White-winged DoveColumbidae52025+69%2004
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52025-31%2010
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42025+83%1970
American RobinTurdidae42025+167%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae42025+225%1973
Green HeronArdeidae32025-76%1970

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