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 Recorded
13Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 128 | 2024 | -62% | 2012 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 121 | 2024 | -41% | 2012 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 65 | 2024 | +97% | 2012 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 52 | 2024 | +379% | 2012 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 44 | 2024 | -35% | 2012 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 30 | 2023 | -80% | 2012 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 28 | 2024 | +83% | 2012 | |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 27 | 2024 | -68% | 2012 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 25 | 2024 | -80% | 2012 | |
| Laughing Gull | Laridae | 23 | 2024 | -67% | 2012 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 21 | 2024 | -38% | 2012 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2024 | -60% | 2012 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 16 | 2024 | +44% | 2012 | |
| Ruddy Duck | Anatidae | 15 | 2011 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 15 | 2018 | +114% | 2016 | |
| Royal Tern | Laridae | 14 | 2024 | +357% | 2014 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 12 | 2024 | +0% | 2012 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 11 | 2024 | -28% | 2012 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 10 | 2024 | +63% | 2012 | |
| Caspian Tern | Laridae | 8 | 2023 | +275% | 2012 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | -72% | 2012 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 8 | 2024 | -38% | 2013 | |
| Least Tern | Laridae | 7 | 2016 | -30% | 2005 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2024 | -94% | 2012 | |
| Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 6 | 2024 | -47% | 2016 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 6 | 2024 | -73% | 2012 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2013 | +100% | 2011 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2024 | -7% | 2013 | |
| Forster's Tern | Laridae | 4 | 2024 | -40% | 2013 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 4 | 2024 | -47% | 2012 | |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 4 | 2022 | -83% | 2012 | |
| Black-necked Stilt | Recurvirostridae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 2013 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2024 | +6% | 2012 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | -48% | 2012 | |
| Golden-fronted Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2024 | -25% | 2013 | |
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 4 | 2022 | -20% | 2012 | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 4 | 2024 | -93% | 2013 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2024 | -57% | 2012 | |
| Crested Caracara | Falconidae | 3 | 2024 | +13% | 2012 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2023 | -15% | 2012 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.