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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 37

Indianola Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 121 species recorded across 43 survey years, still active.

121Species 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 →
43Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Indianola

Top 40 of 121 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Indianola 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 BlackbirdIcteridae3382024+177%1970
Cave SwallowHirundinidae1752024+214%2004
Laughing GullLaridae95202416×1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae882024+189%1970
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae62202414×1980
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae612024+96%1971
Boat-tailed GrackleIcteridae582024-33%1993
Northern MockingbirdMimidae512024+68%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae452024+750%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae422012+110%1973
Purple MartinHirundinidae362024+252%1979
Black VultureCathartidae332024+633%1993
Common GrackleIcteridae312024-10%1973
White IbisThreskiornithidae292024-73%1979
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae272024-45%1970
Orchard OrioleIcteridae262023+600%1983
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae212024-30%1972
European StarlingSturnidae202024+48%1980
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192024-20%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae162024-40%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae162024-73%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae162024+137%1970
Little Blue HeronArdeidae152024+175%1973
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae142024-42%1970
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae142024+158%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae132024+27%2004
Rock PigeonColumbidae112014+60%1992
Tricolored HeronArdeidae102024-19%1971
DickcisselCardinalidae102023-88%1970
House SparrowPasseridae102014-44%1970
Great EgretArdeidae92024-76%1970
Brown PelicanPelecanidae92024+35%2001
American CootRallidae92012+75%2000
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae82024-22%1974
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae82011-37%1988
Wood StorkCiconiidae82003+700%1974
Snowy EgretArdeidae72024-54%1971
Green HeronArdeidae62024+200%1977
White-tailed HawkAccipitridae52024+33%1994
Common GallinuleRallidae42024+133%1978

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