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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 18

Claytonville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 67 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

67Species 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2022Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Claytonville

Top 40 of 67 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Claytonville 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1402022-59%1997
Horned LarkAlaudidae1282022+44%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae1042022+16%1997
Western KingbirdTyrannidae992022+267%1997
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae832022-27%1997
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae282022-32%1997
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae282022+55%1997
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae252022-13%1997
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae232022+200%1998
American AvocetRecurvirostridae182022+278%1997
House SparrowPasseridae172022-86%1997
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae162022+206%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae152022+116%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae152009+36%2005
KilldeerCharadriidae142022-34%1997
MallardAnatidae132022-29%1997
Lark SparrowPasserellidae132022+122%2004
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae122015n/an/a
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae102022+233%1998
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae92022+97%1997
Snowy EgretArdeidae91996n/an/a
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae72022+20%1999
Blue-winged TealAnatidae72019+41%2003
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72022+78%2013
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72022+18%2014
DickcisselCardinalidae62022+26%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52022-30%1998
Green HeronArdeidae42001+300%1995
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42022-50%1997
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae42019+0%2015
Burrowing OwlStrigidae32022+25%1997
House FinchFringillidae32017-95%1997
American CootRallidae32022-75%2001
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae32016+75%2004
Northern PintailAnatidae32019-70%2005
Rock PigeonColumbidae22022-40%1998
Chimney SwiftApodidae21995n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae22022-29%2000
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22022+30%2001
Northern ShovelerAnatidae22007+0%2001

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