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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Yoakum Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 94 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

94Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Yoakum

Top 40 of 94 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Yoakum 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 CardinalCardinalidae892024-38%1996
Painted BuntingCardinalidae452024+54%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae402024-68%1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae362024+46%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae342024-68%1996
American CrowCorvidae262024-83%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae252024+83%1996
White-eyed VireoVireonidae172024+211%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172024+206%1996
Black VultureCathartidae162024-59%1996
House SparrowPasseridae162024+31%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162024-79%1996
Cave SwallowHirundinidae152017n/an/a
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae142024-43%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122024-50%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82024-66%1996
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae82024-28%1996
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae72022-37%1996
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae72024-62%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62024-80%1996
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae62024-90%1996
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62024+27%2007
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024-56%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52024+0%1996
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42024+133%2011
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42004n/an/a
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae32021-59%1997
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32021-23%1997
Rock PigeonColumbidae32021+200%1994
Barred OwlStrigidae32023+20%1996
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae32022+0%1996
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae32024+0%1996
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-72%1996
Red-eyed VireoVireonidae31997+200%1994
Tufted TitmouseParidae32024+113%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32024+200%1999
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae32022n/an/a
Wood DuckAnatidae21999-71%1994
Common Ground DoveColumbidae22022-83%1996
Inca DoveColumbidae22023-77%1996

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