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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 115 species recorded across 38 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
38Years Surveyed
1970–2010Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Catarina
Top 40 of 115 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 71 | 2010 | -39% | 1972 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 59 | 2010 | -45% | 1972 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 52 | 2010 | +20% | 1972 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 49 | 2010 | -58% | 1972 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 42 | 2010 | -43% | 1972 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 42 | 2010 | -72% | 1972 | |
| Lesser Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 34 | 2010 | +39% | 1972 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 31 | 2010 | +288% | 1972 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 23 | 2010 | +213% | 1972 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 22 | 2010 | -47% | 1972 | |
| Golden-fronted Woodpecker | Picidae | 21 | 2010 | +53% | 1972 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 20 | 2010 | -60% | 1972 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 20 | 2010 | +3% | 1976 | |
| Cave Swallow | Hirundinidae | 20 | 2010 | -88% | 1982 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 17 | 2010 | -18% | 1972 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 17 | 2010 | -15% | 1972 | |
| Olive Sparrow | Passerellidae | 16 | 2010 | +683% | 1981 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 12 | 2010 | +12% | 1974 | |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | 11 | 1998 | n/a | n/a | |
| Cactus Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 2010 | -86% | 1972 | |
| Greater Roadrunner | Cuculidae | 9 | 2010 | +211% | 1972 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 9 | 2010 | +333% | 1974 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2010 | +60% | 1981 | |
| Pyrrhuloxia | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2010 | -87% | 1972 | |
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 8 | 2007 | +700% | 1977 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 7 | 2010 | +10% | 1972 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 2009 | -47% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 6 | 2010 | +69% | 1973 | |
| Chihuahuan Raven | Corvidae | 6 | 2010 | -87% | 1972 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 2007 | +60% | 1972 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2010 | -89% | 1972 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 1975 | n/a | n/a | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 1984 | -86% | 1979 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 6 | 2004 | +75% | 1985 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2010 | +19% | 1972 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 4 | 1999 | -67% | 1984 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 2010 | -95% | 1972 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 1973 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eared Grebe | Podicipedidae | 4 | 1977 | n/a | n/a | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2010 | +60% | 1988 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.