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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 29 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 →
29Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
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 CardinalCardinalidae922025-39%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae492025-40%1996
Painted BuntingCardinalidae412025+44%1996
American CrowCorvidae402025-78%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae272025-74%1996
White-eyed VireoVireonidae262025+226%1996
Carolina ChickadeeParidae222025+86%1996
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae172025+189%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae162025-50%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162025-81%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae152025-32%1996
House SparrowPasseridae132025+11%1996
Tufted TitmouseParidae122025+60%1996
Black VultureCathartidae102025-49%1996
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102025+33%1996
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae92025-88%1996
Purple MartinHirundinidae92025+16%1996
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82025+82%2007
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae72025-43%1996
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae72022-37%1996
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae72025-51%1996
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025-77%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025-61%1996
Common Ground DoveColumbidae52025-87%1996
European StarlingSturnidae52025+0%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae52025+175%1999
Blue JayCorvidae52025-36%1999
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae42025+233%2011
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025-17%1996
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae42004n/an/a
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae32021-59%1997
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae32025-8%1997
Rock PigeonColumbidae32021+200%1994
Inca DoveColumbidae32025-88%1996
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae32022+0%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32025+38%1996
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32025-89%1996
Pileated WoodpeckerPicidae32025+133%2002
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae32022n/an/a
Wood DuckAnatidae21999-71%1994

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