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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 16 survey years, still active.

59Species Recorded
16Years Surveyed
1994–2024Span
5Observers

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.
History
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae154202117×2013
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1222024+27%2004
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1112024+18%2004
Horned LarkAlaudidae752024+41%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae622024-30%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae512024+6%2004
Blue-winged TealAnatidae502023+525%2016
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae492024+29%2004
House FinchFringillidae391994n/an/a
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae27202118×2005
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae262024+457%2005
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae252024+138%2004
Western KingbirdTyrannidae232024+3%2004
Burrowing OwlStrigidae202024+65%2005
White-winged DoveColumbidae19202419×2017
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae171994n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae172024+206%2005
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae152024-4%2005
American AvocetRecurvirostridae102023+650%2019
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024+31%2004
DickcisselCardinalidae92024+11%2013
Northern ShovelerAnatidae82023+700%2016
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62024+180%2009
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52023-61%2004
European StarlingSturnidae52018-56%2004
Rock PigeonColumbidae42023-94%2004
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae41994n/an/a
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42021-39%2004
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42024-33%2009
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae42018n/an/a
Green-winged TealAnatidae42019n/an/a
Ruddy DuckAnatidae42023+300%2019
Turkey VultureCathartidae31994n/an/a
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae31994n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32022-71%2009
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae22024-35%2004
American KestrelFalconidae22010+0%2004
GadwallAnatidae22023n/an/a
MallardAnatidae12023+280%2005
KilldeerCharadriidae12024-70%2004

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