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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 18

Channing Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 47 survey years, no longer active.

89Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2018Span
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Bird Species Found on Texas Channing

Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Channing 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae6462018+369%1969
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae652018-79%1969
Common GrackleIcteridae352018+714%1978
European StarlingSturnidae252018+800%1971
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae222018-27%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae222018-61%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae182018-19%1969
Northern ShovelerAnatidae151980n/an/a
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae15201815×2017
Western KingbirdTyrannidae142018+123%1969
Rock PigeonColumbidae112018+13%2003
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae92018+564%1988
Mourning DoveColumbidae82018-87%1969
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82018-35%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72010+400%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72018+125%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae62018-58%1969
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae62013+167%1969
Lark BuntingPasserellidae61980+33%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62017+125%2005
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae52018+180%1969
MallardAnatidae51990+133%1979
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae52018+150%1978
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae42010+15%1971
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae42013+100%1969
House SparrowPasseridae42018-46%1969
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42018+27%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42006-46%1979
Northern PintailAnatidae41980+100%1971
Mountain PloverCharadriidae41986+100%1974
Green-winged TealAnatidae31967n/an/a
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae32018-88%1969
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32009-55%1969
Painted BuntingCardinalidae32013+100%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae31994+50%1992
Field SparrowPasserellidae32018+567%2001
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae22007-43%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae22018-57%1969
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22005+33%1972
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22018-56%1969

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