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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 25

Weches Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 26 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Weches

Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Weches 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 CardinalCardinalidae832025+32%1998
American CrowCorvidae612025+30%1998
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae502025+45%1998
Tufted TitmouseParidae392025+70%1998
White-eyed VireoVireonidae352025+94%1998
Pine WarblerParulidae312025-3%1998
Purple MartinHirundinidae302025+150%1998
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae282025+88%1998
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae272025+14%1998
Carolina ChickadeeParidae252025+52%1998
Blue JayCorvidae222025+124%1998
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae212025+236%1998
Summer TanagerCardinalidae212025+17%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae202025+294%1998
Hooded WarblerParulidae192025+61%1998
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae132025+18%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae122025+38%1998
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae112025+733%1998
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102025-46%2010
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae92025+40%1998
Painted BuntingCardinalidae82025-19%2000
DickcisselCardinalidae82024+120%2008
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae72025+186%1998
Yellow-throated VireoVireonidae72025+82%2004
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+22%2000
Acadian FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-47%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025+183%1998
Northern ParulaParulidae62025+140%1998
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae62025+92%2000
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+133%1998
American RobinTurdidae52025+233%2006
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae52025+133%2022
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae52025+0%2007
Black VultureCathartidae42025+90%1998
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025-56%2004
Little Blue HeronArdeidae32025+0%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae32025-43%1998
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae32025+180%2000
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32025+38%1998
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32025-10%1998

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