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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 36

Catarina 3 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 5 survey years, still active.

75Species 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 →
5Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2018–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Catarina 3

Top 40 of 75 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 MockingbirdMimidae472024-17%2019
Northern CardinalCardinalidae422024+3%2019
Mourning DoveColumbidae402024-19%2019
Turkey VultureCathartidae252024-24%2019
Painted BuntingCardinalidae242024-15%2019
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae222024-3%2019
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae182018n/an/a
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae152024+70%2019
Lark SparrowPasserellidae152024+62%2019
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae132024+0%2019
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae122024-28%2019
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae122024+0%2019
Black VultureCathartidae112024-14%2022
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae112024+200%2019
Olive SparrowPasserellidae112024-14%2019
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae112024-5%2019
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae112024-8%2019
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024-32%2019
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae92024+38%2019
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae92024-10%2019
KilldeerCharadriidae82024+100%2018
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae72023+0%2019
Vermilion FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+100%2019
House FinchFringillidae62024+50%2018
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62018n/an/a
VerdinRemizidae62024-57%2018
Harris's HawkAccipitridae52024-14%2019
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae52024-33%2019
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+47%2019
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42024+0%2019
Couch's KingbirdTyrannidae42024+20%2019
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae42024-9%2019
House SparrowPasseridae42019n/an/a
Crested CaracaraFalconidae32024-56%2019
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae32024-14%2019
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32024-68%2019
Audubon's OrioleIcteridae32023-30%2019
Hooded OrioleIcteridae32022-25%2018
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae32023-67%2018
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+0%2019

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