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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 37

Katy Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.

113Species 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
15Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Katy

Top 40 of 113 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Katy 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 Cattle-EgretArdeidae1132025-48%1970
European StarlingSturnidae832025+153%1970
Common GrackleIcteridae652025-57%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae652025-17%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae482025+550%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae382025-94%1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae352025+19%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae352025-97%1970
Black VultureCathartidae272025+241%2000
Turkey VultureCathartidae262025+460%1970
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae252025+252%1985
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae242025-73%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae222025+12%1970
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212025+409%1975
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae201985n/an/a
House SparrowPasseridae152025-82%1970
DickcisselCardinalidae142025-87%1970
Blue JayCorvidae13202511×1971
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae112011n/an/a
Snowy EgretArdeidae102025+59%1971
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae102025+380%2009
American White PelicanPelecanidae101987n/an/a
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae82025-86%1970
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae82025+600%1998
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae82025+120%2002
Green HeronArdeidae72025+29%1970
Blue-winged TealAnatidae72023+0%2013
Fulvous Whistling-DuckAnatidae62025-21%1971
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae62025+567%1986
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae62025-96%1970
American CrowCorvidae62025+200%1988
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025-14%1970
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae62024+67%1985
Yellow-crowned Night HeronArdeidae62025+50%2005
Crested CaracaraFalconidae62025+450%2006
Great EgretArdeidae52025+26%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52025+233%1970
KilldeerCharadriidae42025-78%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae42017+236%1974
Common GallinuleRallidae42025+83%1988

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