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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 9 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2001–2024Span
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 KingbirdTyrannidae1162024-26%2015
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1062024-23%2015
Horned LarkAlaudidae822024-65%2015
Mourning DoveColumbidae762024-55%2015
House SparrowPasseridae622024-85%2015
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae612024-66%2015
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae462024+40%2015
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae402017n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae182024-71%2015
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae162024-92%2015
Lark BuntingPasserellidae152024-3%2015
Lark SparrowPasserellidae152024-53%2018
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae142024+33%2018
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae132024-29%2015
Cinnamon TealAnatidae11201811×2017
KilldeerCharadriidae102024-53%2015
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102024-45%2015
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae92024-3%2015
American CootRallidae82017+0%2001
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82024-63%2015
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82024-82%2018
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae72022+533%2017
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae72024+100%2017
House FinchFringillidae72024+100%2017
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72024+0%2015
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae72021+133%2017
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae72024+86%2019
American RobinTurdidae52022-56%2017
Green-winged TealAnatidae52017n/an/a
American AvocetRecurvirostridae42022+229%2015
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42022+80%2017
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32001n/an/a
Snowy EgretArdeidae32001n/an/a
European StarlingSturnidae32024-93%2015
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32024+0%2015
White-winged DoveColumbidae32021+50%2017
Eared GrebePodicipedidae22001n/an/a
Blue-winged TealAnatidae22024+0%2001
Chimney SwiftApodidae22022-20%2015
Tree SwallowHirundinidae22001n/an/a

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