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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Wills Point Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

98Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2023Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Wills Point

Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wills Point 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
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae2422016-7%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae652016+144%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae552023-23%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae262023-30%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae212023-38%1996
American CrowCorvidae192023-60%1996
Painted BuntingCardinalidae192023-49%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae182023-52%1996
Blue JayCorvidae172023-38%1996
White-eyed VireoVireonidae162023-15%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae152023-44%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae132023-8%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae112023-40%1996
European StarlingSturnidae102016+40%1996
Great EgretArdeidae102016+50%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae92016+69%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae92016-63%1996
Chimney SwiftApodidae92016-58%1996
DickcisselCardinalidae92023-62%1997
House FinchFringillidae92023+300%2008
Black VultureCathartidae82023+124%1996
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae82023-58%1996
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82023-78%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae72023-12%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae72023+33%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae72023-16%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62023-57%1996
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae62023-13%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62023+20%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae62023-40%1996
House SparrowPasseridae52023+29%1996
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42023-65%1996
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42023-29%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae42023-86%1996
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42023-57%1996
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae42013n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32023+120%1996
Green HeronArdeidae32016+17%1997
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32023-61%1996
Eastern Wood-PeweeTyrannidae32016-30%1996

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