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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 37

Goliad Prairie Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 13 survey years, no longer active.

91Species 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2004–2016Span
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Bird Species Found on Texas Goliad Prairie

Top 40 of 91 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Goliad Prairie 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae5772016+6%2006
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae2362016+226%2006
Northern CardinalCardinalidae1012016+71%2006
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae982016-13%2006
Mourning DoveColumbidae932016+78%2006
DickcisselCardinalidae882016+100%2006
Black VultureCathartidae722016+535%2006
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae632016-36%2006
American CrowCorvidae552016+15%2006
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae542016+28%2006
Northern MockingbirdMimidae492016+20%2006
Turkey VultureCathartidae422016+63%2006
Painted BuntingCardinalidae302016+41%2006
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae282016+3%2006
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae232016+838%2006
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae192016+146%2008
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae152016+48%2006
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae142016-11%2006
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae132016+69%2007
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112016+45%2006
Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocoracidae112016-21%2011
Fulvous Whistling-DuckAnatidae102012-41%2011
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae82016-24%2006
White-eyed VireoVireonidae72016+120%2006
House SparrowPasseridae72016+36%2007
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae72016+86%2006
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae72013n/an/a
Common Ground DoveColumbidae62016+27%2007
Purple MartinHirundinidae62016+167%2008
Great EgretArdeidae52016+800%2005
Little Blue HeronArdeidae52016-42%2009
Crested CaracaraFalconidae52016+7%2006
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52015+140%2009
Carolina ChickadeeParidae52015+50%2006
Snowy EgretArdeidae52016+150%2013
Roseate SpoonbillThreskiornithidae42016+300%2004
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae42016+9%2006
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae42016-67%2005
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae42015-41%2009
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae32007+50%2004

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