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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 18

Kermit 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 50 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

50Species 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2002–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Kermit 2

Top 40 of 50 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kermit 2 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae332024+44%2004
House SparrowPasseridae132024-56%2004
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae122024-69%2004
Canyon TowheePasserellidae72016+600%2004
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae62024-83%2004
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae62024+173%2004
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae62023+225%2005
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae62018+23%2010
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae52024-55%2004
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52024-74%2004
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-42%2006
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae42024-73%2004
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae42018+25%2006
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32024-8%2007
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32024+0%2007
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22017+200%2004
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22024-64%2004
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22024-64%2004
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae22024-36%2004
KilldeerCharadriidae22023-14%2006
White-winged DoveColumbidae12024+13%2004
Turkey VultureCathartidae12024-50%2005
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae12024-33%2004
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae12024-55%2005
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12018+0%2002
European StarlingSturnidae12024-30%2006
House FinchFringillidae12024-43%2004
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae12024-20%2006
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae12024+0%2004
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae12024-70%2004
Rock PigeonColumbidae12024-14%2014
Harris's HawkAccipitridae12023-50%2006
American KestrelFalconidae12019-80%2005
Burrowing OwlStrigidae12022-25%2005
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae12006+0%2003
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae12021+0%2006
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae12003n/an/a
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae12024-69%2005
Vermilion FlycatcherTyrannidae12004n/an/a
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae12024+52%2006

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