BBS Route · Texas · BCR 19
Winchell Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.
103Species Recorded
38Years Surveyed
1969–2024Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Winchell
Top 40 of 103 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 64 | 2024 | +4% | 1972 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 38 | 2024 | -26% | 1972 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 37 | 2024 | -47% | 1972 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 35 | 2024 | +285% | 1999 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 18 | 2024 | -55% | 1972 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 14 | 2024 | +538% | 1972 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2010 | +150% | 1977 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 10 | 2024 | -87% | 1972 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 10 | 2023 | +250% | 1985 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 9 | 2024 | -60% | 1972 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | -83% | 1972 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | -83% | 1972 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 8 | 2019 | +56% | 1974 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2024 | -88% | 1972 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | -48% | 1972 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 7 | 2024 | -87% | 1972 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2024 | +200% | 2013 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | -60% | 1972 | |
| Black-crested Titmouse | Paridae | 5 | 2024 | +15% | 1972 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2019 | +300% | 1973 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2023 | +80% | 2006 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 5 | 2024 | +183% | 2012 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 4 | 2024 | -54% | 1972 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +267% | 1974 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2023 | -67% | 1972 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | +20% | 1975 | |
| Cave Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2024 | -18% | 2000 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2024 | -95% | 1972 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 3 | 2024 | +0% | 1973 | |
| Verdin | Remizidae | 3 | 2010 | +100% | 1973 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 3 | 2024 | -29% | 1976 | |
| Broad-winged Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 1998 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2001 | +200% | 1998 | |
| Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 3 | 2024 | -30% | 2002 | |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 3 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 2 | 2023 | -22% | 1974 | |
| Canyon Wren | Troglodytidae | 2 | 2005 | +25% | 1972 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 1998 | +100% | 1971 | |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 2 | 2021 | +40% | 1975 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 2 | 2017 | -29% | 1976 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.