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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 18

Dalhart Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 22 survey years, still active.

77Species 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 →
1994–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Texas Dalhart

Top 40 of 77 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dalhart 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
European StarlingSturnidae161202517×1999
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1472025-38%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae1232025+88%1996
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae1192025+80%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae1002025+164%1996
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae792025+690%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae702025-13%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae482025+467%1998
Lark BuntingPasserellidae382025+65%2003
House SparrowPasseridae362025+84%1996
Western KingbirdTyrannidae332025+36%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae262025-28%1996
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae252025+490%1996
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae222025+17%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142025-16%1996
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae132025+633%1996
Lark SparrowPasserellidae132025-4%1996
DickcisselCardinalidae132025+191%2001
Burrowing OwlStrigidae112025+217%2000
RedheadAnatidae112016n/an/a
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae102025-27%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae102025+600%2002
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92025+143%1996
Northern ShovelerAnatidae92023-21%2007
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae72025+38%1996
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae62025+217%1996
Blue-winged TealAnatidae52023+50%2016
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52025+14%1996
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae52025+50%2006
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae52016+25%2006
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae52006n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52025-18%2017
White-winged DoveColumbidae52025+400%2019
American AvocetRecurvirostridae42024+100%2000
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae42025-50%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025+20%1999
Green-winged TealAnatidae42016-43%2006
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32025+25%1997
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32025+14%1996
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae32000+200%1998

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.