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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 47 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
47Years Surveyed
1967–2018Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Channing
Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 646 | 2018 | +369% | 1969 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 65 | 2018 | -79% | 1969 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 35 | 2018 | +714% | 1978 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 25 | 2018 | +800% | 1971 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 22 | 2018 | -27% | 1969 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 22 | 2018 | -61% | 1969 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 18 | 2018 | -19% | 1969 | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 15 | 1980 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chihuahuan Meadowlark | Icteridae | 15 | 2018 | 15× | 2017 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 14 | 2018 | +123% | 1969 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 11 | 2018 | +13% | 2003 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 9 | 2018 | +564% | 1988 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 8 | 2018 | -87% | 1969 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2018 | -35% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2010 | +400% | 1970 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2018 | +125% | 1970 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 2018 | -58% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 6 | 2013 | +167% | 1969 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 6 | 1980 | +33% | 1971 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2017 | +125% | 2005 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2018 | +180% | 1969 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 5 | 1990 | +133% | 1979 | |
| Chihuahuan Raven | Corvidae | 5 | 2018 | +150% | 1978 | |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | 4 | 2010 | +15% | 1971 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2013 | +100% | 1969 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 2018 | -46% | 1969 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2018 | +27% | 1970 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2006 | -46% | 1979 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 4 | 1980 | +100% | 1971 | |
| Mountain Plover | Charadriidae | 4 | 1986 | +100% | 1974 | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anatidae | 3 | 1967 | n/a | n/a | |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | 3 | 2018 | -88% | 1969 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 2009 | -55% | 1969 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2013 | +100% | 1971 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 1994 | +50% | 1992 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2018 | +567% | 2001 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2007 | -43% | 1970 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 2018 | -57% | 1969 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 2005 | +33% | 1972 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 2018 | -56% | 1969 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.