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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 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2024Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Winchell

Top 40 of 103 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 CardinalCardinalidae642024+4%1972
Painted BuntingCardinalidae382024-26%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae372024-47%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae352024+285%1999
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae182024-55%1972
Bell's VireoVireonidae142024+538%1972
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae112010+150%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102024-87%1972
Black VultureCathartidae102023+250%1985
Turkey VultureCathartidae92024-60%1972
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae82024-83%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024-83%1972
European StarlingSturnidae82019+56%1974
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72024-88%1972
DickcisselCardinalidae72024-48%1972
House SparrowPasseridae72024-87%1972
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae62024+200%2013
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae52024-60%1972
Black-crested TitmouseParidae52024+15%1972
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52019+300%1973
White-eyed VireoVireonidae52023+80%2006
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52024+183%2012
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae42024-54%1972
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+267%1974
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae42023-67%1972
Common GrackleIcteridae42024+20%1975
Cave SwallowHirundinidae42024-18%2000
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32024-95%1972
Carolina ChickadeeParidae32024+0%1973
VerdinRemizidae32010+100%1973
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32024-29%1976
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
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae22005+25%1972
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae21998+100%1971
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae22021+40%1975
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae22017-29%1976

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