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Wolfe City Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 19 survey years, no longer active.

73Species 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–1987Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Wolfe City

Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Wolfe City 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
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae661987-57%1971
DickcisselCardinalidae411987-50%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae401987-42%1971
Common GrackleIcteridae351987+169%1971
American CrowCorvidae291987-35%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae231987-16%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae231987+151%1971
House SparrowPasseridae211987-76%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae201987-63%1971
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae181987+627%1976
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae171987-41%1971
Purple MartinHirundinidae141987+322%1975
KilldeerCharadriidae131987+39%1971
European StarlingSturnidae121987-35%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae101987-69%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae101987-44%1971
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae81987-49%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae81987+6%1975
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae81987-71%1972
Great Crested FlycatcherTyrannidae61987+75%1971
Lark SparrowPasserellidae61987-83%1971
Little Blue HeronArdeidae51987-19%1971
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae51987-73%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae51987-29%1972
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae41987-14%1971
Blue JayCorvidae41987+157%1972
Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae41970n/an/a
Great Horned OwlStrigidae41985-14%1973
American RobinTurdidae41987+0%1974
Turkey VultureCathartidae31987-22%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae31987-70%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae31987-11%1971
Tufted TitmouseParidae31987-33%1974
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae31973n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae21987+200%1975
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae21986+33%1974
Chimney SwiftApodidae21987-92%1971
Ruby-throated HummingbirdTrochilidae21980+100%1969
Orchard OrioleIcteridae21986-75%1971
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae21974-71%1973

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