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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 36

Catarina Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 38 survey years, no longer active.

115Species 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 →
38Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1970–2010Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Catarina

Top 40 of 115 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Catarina 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae712010-39%1972
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae592010-45%1972
Painted BuntingCardinalidae522010+20%1972
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae492010-58%1972
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae422010-43%1972
Northern MockingbirdMimidae422010-72%1972
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae342010+39%1972
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae312010+288%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae232010+213%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae222010-47%1972
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae212010+53%1972
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae202010-60%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae202010+3%1976
Cave SwallowHirundinidae202010-88%1982
Turkey VultureCathartidae172010-18%1972
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae172010-15%1972
Olive SparrowPasserellidae162010+683%1981
Common Ground DoveColumbidae122010+12%1974
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae111998n/an/a
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae102010-86%1972
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae92010+211%1972
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae92010+333%1974
DickcisselCardinalidae92010+60%1981
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae82010-87%1972
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae82007+700%1977
Bell's VireoVireonidae72010+10%1972
Black VultureCathartidae62009-47%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62010+69%1973
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae62010-87%1972
Orchard OrioleIcteridae62007+60%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62010-89%1972
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae61975n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae61984-86%1979
American CootRallidae62004+75%1985
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae52010+19%1972
Chimney SwiftApodidae41999-67%1984
House SparrowPasseridae42010-95%1972
Blue JayCorvidae41973n/an/a
Eared GrebePodicipedidae41977n/an/a
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42010+60%1988

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