BBS Route · Texas · BCR 25
Weches Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 95 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.
95Species Recorded
25Years Surveyed
1995–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Weches
Top 40 of 95 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 90 | 2024 | +13% | 1998 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 48 | 2024 | +15% | 1998 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 47 | 2024 | +17% | 1998 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 45 | 2024 | +45% | 1998 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 43 | 2024 | +91% | 1998 | |
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 34 | 2024 | -16% | 1998 | |
| Pine Warbler | Parulidae | 34 | 2024 | -41% | 1998 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 33 | 2024 | +339% | 1998 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 30 | 2024 | +93% | 1998 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 22 | 2024 | +23% | 1998 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 21 | 2024 | +0% | 1998 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 20 | 2024 | +81% | 1998 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 20 | 2024 | +92% | 2000 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 19 | 2024 | +0% | 1998 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 18 | 2024 | +200% | 1998 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 17 | 2024 | +13% | 1998 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 15 | 2024 | +105% | 1998 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 13 | 2024 | +60% | 1998 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 11 | 2024 | +100% | 1998 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 10 | 2024 | +131% | 1998 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 10 | 2024 | +160% | 2000 | |
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2024 | -13% | 1998 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | +100% | 1998 | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2024 | +433% | 1998 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +100% | 1998 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2024 | +120% | 2008 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 7 | 2024 | -43% | 1998 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | -52% | 2000 | |
| Hooded Warbler | Parulidae | 6 | 2024 | -28% | 1998 | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2024 | +91% | 2004 | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | -20% | 1998 | |
| Northern Parula | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | +40% | 1998 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2024 | -56% | 2004 | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 2003 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +25% | 1998 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 2000 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 4 | 2024 | +233% | 2006 | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 3 | 2024 | -29% | 2003 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 3 | 2024 | -72% | 2004 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2003 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.