BBS Route · Texas · BCR 37
Bayside 2 Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 96 species recorded across 6 survey years, no longer active.
96Species Recorded
6Years Surveyed
1997–2004Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Bayside 2
Top 40 of 96 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 170 | 2004 | -1% | 1999 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 128 | 2004 | -28% | 1999 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 119 | 2004 | -39% | 1999 | |
| Laughing Gull | Laridae | 89 | 2004 | +20% | 1999 | |
| Tricolored Heron | Ardeidae | 65 | 2001 | +217% | 1998 | |
| Mottled Duck | Anatidae | 51 | 2004 | +0% | 1999 | |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 35 | 2004 | -14% | 1999 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 32 | 2004 | +87% | 1999 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 32 | 2004 | -49% | 1999 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 26 | 2004 | -34% | 1999 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 25 | 2004 | -28% | 1999 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 25 | 2004 | -10% | 1999 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 24 | 2004 | -41% | 1999 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 23 | 2004 | -9% | 1999 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 22 | 2004 | +1% | 1999 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 21 | 2004 | -51% | 1999 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 18 | 2004 | -20% | 1999 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 17 | 2004 | +7% | 1999 | |
| Cave Swallow | Hirundinidae | 15 | 2004 | +486% | 1998 | |
| Inca Dove | Columbidae | 14 | 2001 | -5% | 1998 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 14 | 2004 | +11% | 1999 | |
| Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 13 | 2004 | -38% | 1997 | |
| Black-necked Stilt | Recurvirostridae | 12 | 2004 | -26% | 1999 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 10 | 2004 | -29% | 1999 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2004 | +89% | 1999 | |
| Least Tern | Laridae | 9 | 2004 | +300% | 1998 | |
| Neotropic Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 9 | 2004 | -8% | 1999 | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 9 | 2004 | +800% | 2000 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2004 | -39% | 1999 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 7 | 2004 | -14% | 1999 | |
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 7 | 2004 | n/a | n/a | |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 6 | 2004 | -43% | 1999 | |
| Forster's Tern | Laridae | 4 | 2004 | -37% | 1999 | |
| Roseate Spoonbill | Threskiornithidae | 4 | 2000 | -56% | 1997 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 4 | 2004 | +17% | 1999 | |
| Brown-crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2001 | +60% | 1998 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2004 | -22% | 1999 | |
| Bronzed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2004 | -14% | 1998 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2001 | -50% | 1998 | |
| Black Skimmer | Laridae | 3 | 2004 | +200% | 1999 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.