BBS Route · Texas · BCR 18
Circle Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 84 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.
84Species Recorded
39Years Surveyed
1968–2024Span
9Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Circle
Top 40 of 84 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 60 | 2024 | +133% | 1971 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 60 | 2024 | 14× | 1971 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 53 | 2024 | +392% | 1997 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 37 | 2024 | +92% | 1971 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 32 | 2024 | -41% | 1971 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 28 | 2024 | -94% | 1971 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | -23% | 1971 | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 9 | 1977 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | +100% | 1983 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 8 | 2024 | +14% | 1983 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2024 | 12× | 1983 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2023 | +220% | 1999 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 7 | 2024 | 15× | 1983 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 7 | 2024 | +16% | 2007 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 7 | 2018 | +125% | 2012 | |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | 6 | 2017 | +33% | 1977 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | -36% | 1977 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2019 | +375% | 1972 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | -60% | 1973 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2019 | +27% | 2009 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 2024 | +200% | 2008 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2024 | -52% | 2017 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 5 | 2024 | -74% | 1981 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | +313% | 1983 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 4 | 2016 | -29% | 1974 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 4 | 1982 | -33% | 1973 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 4 | 2019 | -67% | 1982 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 4 | 2024 | +200% | 2002 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2023 | -61% | 1971 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 3 | 2024 | +150% | 1982 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2023 | -42% | 2010 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | +25% | 2009 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 1994 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2019 | +13% | 2002 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 2 | 2017 | +0% | 2009 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 2 | 2024 | +22% | 1971 | |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 1977 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2019 | +100% | 2015 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2024 | +200% | 1983 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.