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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 18

Friona Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 63 species recorded across 10 survey years, still active.

63Species 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2001–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Friona

Top 40 of 63 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Friona 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae932025-29%2015
Mourning DoveColumbidae762025-54%2015
Western KingbirdTyrannidae672025-40%2015
House SparrowPasseridae512025-86%2015
Horned LarkAlaudidae502025-59%2015
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae412025-64%2015
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae402017n/an/a
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae282025+86%2015
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae242025-91%2015
Rock PigeonColumbidae172025-63%2015
Lark BuntingPasserellidae152024-3%2015
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae152025+91%2018
Lark SparrowPasserellidae152024-53%2018
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae122025-21%2015
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae122025-85%2018
Cinnamon TealAnatidae11201811×2017
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102025-72%2015
American CootRallidae82017+0%2001
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae72022+533%2017
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae72025+13%2015
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025+120%2017
Green-winged TealAnatidae52017n/an/a
American AvocetRecurvirostridae42022+229%2015
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42025-55%2015
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32001n/an/a
Snowy EgretArdeidae32001n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae32024-93%2015
Burrowing OwlStrigidae32025+100%2017
DickcisselCardinalidae32025-48%2018
White-winged DoveColumbidae32021+50%2017
Eared GrebePodicipedidae22001n/an/a
Blue-winged TealAnatidae22024+0%2001
Chimney SwiftApodidae22022-20%2015
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae22025+114%2017
House FinchFringillidae22025+91%2017
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22001n/an/a
Blue JayCorvidae22022+100%2002
GadwallAnatidae22019-50%2018
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22025+36%2021
American CrowCorvidae22018n/an/a

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