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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 37

Bayside 3 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 92 species recorded across 13 survey years, still active.

92Species 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2005–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Bayside 3

Top 40 of 92 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bayside 3 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1282024-62%2012
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae1212024-41%2012
DickcisselCardinalidae652024+97%2012
Black VultureCathartidae522024+379%2012
Mourning DoveColumbidae442024-35%2012
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae302023-80%2012
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae282024+83%2012
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae272024-68%2012
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae252024-80%2012
Laughing GullLaridae232024-67%2012
Northern MockingbirdMimidae212024-38%2012
Northern CardinalCardinalidae172024-60%2012
Painted BuntingCardinalidae162024+44%2012
Ruddy DuckAnatidae152011n/an/a
American CootRallidae152018+114%2016
Royal TernLaridae142024+357%2014
Turkey VultureCathartidae122024+0%2012
Purple MartinHirundinidae112024-28%2012
European StarlingSturnidae102024+63%2012
Caspian TernLaridae82023+275%2012
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae82024-72%2012
White-winged DoveColumbidae82024-38%2013
Least TernLaridae72016-30%2005
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72024-94%2012
Fulvous Whistling-DuckAnatidae62024-47%2016
Great EgretArdeidae62024-73%2012
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae62013+100%2011
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62024-7%2013
Forster's TernLaridae42024-40%2013
Great Blue HeronArdeidae42024-47%2012
Snowy EgretArdeidae42022-83%2012
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae42024+0%2013
KilldeerCharadriidae42024+6%2012
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-48%2012
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae42024-25%2013
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae42022-20%2012
American White PelicanPelecanidae42024-93%2013
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32024-57%2012
Crested CaracaraFalconidae32024+13%2012
Chimney SwiftApodidae32023-15%2012

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