BBS Route · Texas · BCR 19
Booker Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.
83Species Recorded
38Years Surveyed
1975–2024Span
8Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Booker
Top 40 of 83 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 195 | 2024 | -15% | 1977 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 80 | 2024 | -47% | 1977 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 79 | 2024 | -87% | 1977 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 61 | 2024 | +614% | 1978 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 51 | 2024 | +340% | 1979 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 51 | 2024 | +738% | 1978 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 39 | 2024 | -70% | 1977 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 33 | 2024 | +867% | 1977 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 30 | 2024 | -73% | 1977 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 28 | 2024 | +833% | 2010 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 27 | 2024 | +132% | 1977 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 23 | 2024 | +165% | 1977 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 20 | 2010 | +200% | 1979 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 17 | 2024 | -80% | 1977 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 16 | 2024 | +120% | 1977 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 16 | 2024 | +118% | 1980 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2024 | -65% | 1977 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 13 | 2024 | -65% | 1977 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2024 | -51% | 1977 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2024 | +228% | 1978 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 10 | 2022 | +26% | 1978 | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icteridae | 9 | 1988 | +367% | 1982 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 7 | 2008 | +60% | 1984 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 6 | 2024 | +240% | 1982 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 5 | 2024 | -63% | 1977 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2024 | -57% | 1977 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 4 | 2024 | +18% | 1977 | |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | 4 | 2024 | +40% | 1978 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 4 | 2001 | +40% | 1988 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 4 | 1987 | n/a | n/a | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2010 | +150% | 1997 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 4 | 2023 | +200% | 2000 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 2024 | -67% | 1980 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2024 | +117% | 1978 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 3 | 2015 | -33% | 1979 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1977 | n/a | n/a | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2003 | +25% | 1994 | |
| Lesser Prairie-Chicken | Phasianidae | 3 | 2002 | +200% | 1984 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 2003 | +200% | 1992 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 2 | 2023 | -11% | 1978 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.