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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Whit Mtn. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

92Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2019Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Whit Mtn.

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Whit Mtn. 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 CardinalCardinalidae932019-15%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae752019-28%1996
DickcisselCardinalidae542019+19%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae422019-53%1996
Black-crested TitmouseParidae352019+325%1996
American CrowCorvidae35201918×1997
Lark SparrowPasserellidae342019-44%1996
Black VultureCathartidae322019+121%1996
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae322019-80%2010
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae302019-20%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae252019-68%1996
Painted BuntingCardinalidae222019+128%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae192019+32%1996
Chuck-will's-widowCaprimulgidae172018+88%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae132019-57%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112019-53%1996
White-winged DoveColumbidae112019+700%2011
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae102019+367%2010
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae62017+200%1996
Cave SwallowHirundinidae62019-73%2002
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae52019+238%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52019-81%1996
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae52019-87%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42018-83%1996
Chimney SwiftApodidae42016+33%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae42019-69%1996
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42016-13%1997
VerdinRemizidae41994n/an/a
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42019-13%2012
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae42018+67%2016
KilldeerCharadriidae32017-14%1996
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32019-84%1996
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae32019+18%1996
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae32019-87%1996
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae32018-25%1996
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32017-45%1996
White-eyed VireoVireonidae32019-13%1996
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae31995n/an/a
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae32019+33%2003
Snowy EgretArdeidae32019-13%2012

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