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Williams Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.

74Species Recorded
19Years Surveyed
19962024Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Williams

Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Williams route.
History
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae662024+105%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae572024-43%1998
American CrowCorvidae412024-61%1998
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae342024-71%1998
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae312024+215%1999
Lark SparrowPasserellidae26202411×1999
Northern MockingbirdMimidae222024+3%1998
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae192024-27%1998
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae192007n/an/a
Common GrackleIcteridae182024+38%2000
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae16202112×2007
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae152024+463%1998
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae152024-65%1998
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae142023-88%1998
DickcisselCardinalidae122024+13%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92024-53%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024-54%1998
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae92024-20%2006
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae82024-12%1998
Painted BuntingCardinalidae82024+644%1998
House SparrowPasseridae82024-68%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024-8%1999
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae82024+200%2002
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae72024+23%1998
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72021-6%2006
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae62021+360%1998
Northern CardinalCardinalidae62024+300%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024-9%2001
Chimney SwiftApodidae62023-25%2002
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62024+300%2003
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+400%1999
Horned LarkAlaudidae52024+243%2002
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52024+11%2010
Eastern Screech-OwlStrigidae41997n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae42019-50%2005
Bell's VireoVireonidae42021+100%2019
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32023-76%1998
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32024+86%1999
Great Horned OwlStrigidae32021+80%2002
MallardAnatidae32004+200%2002

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