BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21
Wolfe City Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 19 survey years, no longer active.
73Species Recorded
19Years Surveyed
1969–1987Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Wolfe City
Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 66 | 1987 | -57% | 1971 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 41 | 1987 | -50% | 1971 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 40 | 1987 | -42% | 1971 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 35 | 1987 | +169% | 1971 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 29 | 1987 | -35% | 1971 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 23 | 1987 | -16% | 1971 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 23 | 1987 | +151% | 1971 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 21 | 1987 | -76% | 1971 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 20 | 1987 | -63% | 1971 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 18 | 1987 | +627% | 1976 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 17 | 1987 | -41% | 1971 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 14 | 1987 | +322% | 1975 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 13 | 1987 | +39% | 1971 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 12 | 1987 | -35% | 1971 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 1987 | -69% | 1971 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 10 | 1987 | -44% | 1971 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 1987 | -49% | 1971 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 8 | 1987 | +6% | 1975 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 8 | 1987 | -71% | 1972 | |
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 1987 | +75% | 1971 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 1987 | -83% | 1971 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 5 | 1987 | -19% | 1971 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 5 | 1987 | -73% | 1971 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 1987 | -29% | 1972 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1987 | -14% | 1971 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 1987 | +157% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 4 | 1970 | n/a | n/a | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 4 | 1985 | -14% | 1973 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 4 | 1987 | +0% | 1974 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 1987 | -22% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 3 | 1987 | -70% | 1971 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 1987 | -11% | 1971 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 3 | 1987 | -33% | 1974 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 1973 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 1987 | +200% | 1975 | |
| Downy Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 1986 | +33% | 1974 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 2 | 1987 | -92% | 1971 | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 2 | 1980 | +100% | 1969 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 1986 | -75% | 1971 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 1974 | -71% | 1973 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.