Species · Texas · BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024

Bank Swallow Population Trend in Texas

Bank Swallow in Texas has collapsed: down 92% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

-92%Since 1969
27Routes In State
36Years

Notable Bank Swallow Trends in Texas

long arc declinecomputed index

Bank Swallow has collapsed in Texas: down 92% on the route-weighted index since 1969.

Bank Swallow Population Forecast in Texas

If the recent trend holds, Bank Swallow in Texas is projected to stay roughly flat through 2028, near 0.00 (95% range 0.00–0.63). A 5-year backtest shows a typical error of ±633%, with 100% of held-out values landing inside the 95% band.

n/aChange by 2028
0.00Projected 2028 index
0.000.6395% range
±633%Backtest error
19672028
Projection of the recent trend (dashed) with 80/95% bands — a projection, not a prediction. Habitat, climate, and land use are not modeled.
YearProjected index95% low95% high
20240.000.000.63
20250.000.000.63
20260.000.000.63
20270.000.000.63
20280.000.000.63

Bank Swallow Survey Routes in Texas

Routes recording Bank Swallow in Texas.
El Indio4020011974
La Pryor3719741974
Lone Oak3719941993
Grayback1419701969
Cottonwood1020001988
Campbellton619701970
Bayside620032003
Raymondville620091990
Utopia420042004
Laredo420232015
Thornton 2320092003
Mount Zion320102010
Henrietta319691968
Lag Atascosa220182018
Progreso220112005
Comstock219721972
Bruceville220102010
Clarendon219701970
Rachal119891983
Zapata119821967
Kingsville120051984
Petronila120022002
San Ygnacio119821967
Hobson119851985
Winchell119721971

Bank Swallow Population Trend in Other States

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22.