BBS Route · Texas · BCR 37
Katy Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 112 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.
112Species Recorded
38Years Surveyed
1968–2024Span
15Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Katy
Top 40 of 112 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 64 | 2024 | -18% | 1970 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 58 | 2024 | -60% | 1970 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 47 | 2024 | +600% | 1970 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 43 | 2024 | +16% | 1970 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 31 | 2024 | +105% | 1970 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 30 | 2024 | -94% | 1970 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 28 | 2024 | -54% | 1970 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 25 | 2024 | -97% | 1970 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 23 | 2024 | -81% | 1970 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 23 | 2024 | -29% | 2004 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 21 | 2024 | -84% | 1970 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 20 | 2023 | -84% | 1970 | |
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 20 | 1985 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 19 | 2024 | -3% | 1970 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 18 | 2024 | -77% | 1970 | |
| Black-necked Stilt | Recurvirostridae | 17 | 2024 | +483% | 1971 | |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 17 | 2024 | +233% | 1985 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 16 | 2024 | +220% | 1970 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 15 | 2024 | +141% | 2000 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2024 | -83% | 1970 | |
| Crested Caracara | Falconidae | 12 | 2024 | +600% | 2006 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2011 | n/a | n/a | |
| American White Pelican | Pelecanidae | 10 | 1987 | n/a | n/a | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 9 | 2024 | +183% | 1970 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 7 | 2024 | +464% | 1975 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2024 | +171% | 2004 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 7 | 2023 | +0% | 2013 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 6 | 2024 | +167% | 1988 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 6 | 2023 | +400% | 1998 | |
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 6 | 2024 | +67% | 1985 | |
| Common Gallinule | Rallidae | 6 | 2024 | +33% | 1988 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 6 | 2024 | +420% | 2009 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2024 | +467% | 1986 | |
| Blue Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 2024 | 14× | 1971 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 5 | 2010 | +400% | 1985 | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 4 | 2024 | +5% | 1971 | |
| Green Heron | Ardeidae | 4 | 2024 | +0% | 1970 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 4 | 2017 | +236% | 1974 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 2024 | -95% | 1970 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 2024 | +225% | 1998 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.