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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 18

Cactus Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 59 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

59Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Cactus

Top 40 of 59 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cactus 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 BlackbirdIcteridae1612025+11%2004
Horned LarkAlaudidae1392025+27%2004
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1132025+17%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae782025-21%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae512024+6%2004
Blue-winged TealAnatidae502023+525%2016
Western KingbirdTyrannidae422025-4%2004
DickcisselCardinalidae422025+200%2013
House FinchFringillidae391994n/an/a
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae382025+143%2004
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae292025+14%2004
Lark SparrowPasserellidae242025+306%2005
House SparrowPasseridae242025-77%2004
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae242025+283%2005
White-winged DoveColumbidae19202419×2017
Common GrackleIcteridae172025-83%2004
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae112025+39%2005
KilldeerCharadriidae102025-57%2004
American AvocetRecurvirostridae102023+650%2019
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024+31%2004
Lark BuntingPasserellidae82025-9%2005
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82025+25%2009
Northern ShovelerAnatidae82025+700%2016
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62025+280%2009
Rock PigeonColumbidae52025-91%2004
European StarlingSturnidae52018-56%2004
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae41994n/an/a
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42021-39%2004
Burrowing OwlStrigidae42025+62%2005
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae42018n/an/a
Green-winged TealAnatidae42019n/an/a
Ruddy DuckAnatidae42023+300%2019
Turkey VultureCathartidae31994n/an/a
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae31994n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32025-50%2004
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32022-71%2009
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae22025-88%1994
American KestrelFalconidae22010+0%2004
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae22025-50%2013
GadwallAnatidae22023n/an/a

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.