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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 36

Catarina 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 4 survey years, no longer active.

74Species 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 →
4Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2011–2017Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Catarina 2

Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Catarina 2 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
Northern MockingbirdMimidae672017+2%2013
Mourning DoveColumbidae562017+13%2013
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae432017-11%2013
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae402017-10%2013
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae322017+8%2013
Turkey VultureCathartidae272017+10%2013
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae262017+15%2013
Painted BuntingCardinalidae222017-43%2013
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae212017-17%2013
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae182017+21%2013
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae172017-29%2013
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae172017+22%2013
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae152017+10%2013
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae132017-55%2013
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae132017-20%2013
VerdinRemizidae102017+188%2013
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae92017+62%2013
Northern CardinalCardinalidae92017-32%2013
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae72017-23%2013
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72017+0%2013
Black VultureCathartidae62017-56%2013
Crested CaracaraFalconidae62017+43%2013
Cave SwallowHirundinidae62014+50%2011
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae62017+75%2013
House SparrowPasseridae52017+42%2013
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52017+25%2011
Green HeronArdeidae42011n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42017-56%2013
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42017-19%2013
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae32017-59%2013
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae32017-25%2011
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32011n/an/a
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae32017-73%2011
Audubon's OrioleIcteridae32017-13%2013
House FinchFringillidae32017-25%2011
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32017+50%2011
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae22017-56%2013
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae22014-33%2011
White-tipped DoveColumbidae22014+100%2011
White-winged DoveColumbidae22017+0%2011

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