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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 19

Winchell Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Winchell

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Winchell 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 CardinalCardinalidae612025+6%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae502025+448%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae422025-47%1972
Painted BuntingCardinalidae322025-26%1972
Northern MockingbirdMimidae202025-87%1972
Lark SparrowPasserellidae152025-85%1972
Bell's VireoVireonidae152025+525%1972
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae152025-55%1972
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae112010+150%1977
Turkey VultureCathartidae102025-66%1972
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae82025-92%1972
European StarlingSturnidae82019+56%1974
Summer TanagerCardinalidae82025+120%1999
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae72025+367%1974
House SparrowPasseridae72025-88%1972
House FinchFringillidae72025+89%1973
Black VultureCathartidae62025+350%1985
Cave SwallowHirundinidae62025+18%2000
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62024+200%2013
Black-crested TitmouseParidae52025-22%1972
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52019+300%1973
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae52025+0%2002
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52025+183%2012
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae42025-44%1972
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-87%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-85%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025-72%1987
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae42025+67%2004
American RobinTurdidae42025n/an/a
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32025-72%1972
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae32025-56%1972
VerdinRemizidae32010+100%1973
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32024-29%1976
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae32025+20%2000
Broad-winged HawkAccipitridae31998n/an/a
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32001+200%1998
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae32024-30%2002
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae32022n/an/a
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae22023-22%1974
Inca DoveColumbidae22025-77%1972

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