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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 36

Catarina 3 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 6 survey years, still active.

77Species 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 →
6Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2018–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Catarina 3

Top 40 of 77 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Catarina 3 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 CardinalCardinalidae382025+15%2022
Mourning DoveColumbidae352025-12%2022
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae282025+40%2022
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae262025+36%2022
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae232025+5%2022
Northern MockingbirdMimidae232025-24%2022
Painted BuntingCardinalidae222025-25%2022
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae212025+0%2022
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae182018n/an/a
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae182025+29%2022
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae16202516×2022
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae152025-13%2022
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae122024+0%2019
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae112025+142%2022
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102025-32%2019
Lark SparrowPasserellidae102025+94%2022
Couch's KingbirdTyrannidae82025+100%2022
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+7%2022
Olive SparrowPasserellidae82025-4%2022
Crested CaracaraFalconidae72025-25%2022
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae72025-10%2019
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae72023+0%2019
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae62025+8%2022
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+21%2022
Vermilion FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+100%2019
House FinchFringillidae62024+50%2018
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62018n/an/a
House SparrowPasseridae62025+50%2019
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae52025+0%2022
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae52025-36%2022
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42024+0%2019
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+14%2022
Black-crested TitmouseParidae42025-8%2022
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+100%2019
Common Ground DoveColumbidae32025-27%2022
Turkey VultureCathartidae32025-40%2022
Black VultureCathartidae32025+0%2022
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32025-14%2019
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae32025-46%2022
DickcisselCardinalidae32018n/an/a

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