BBS Route · Texas · BCR 18

Kermit Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 45 species recorded across 2 survey years, no longer active.

45Species Recorded

2Years Surveyed

1994–1999Span

2Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Kermit

Top 40 of 45 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kermit route.

Red-winged Blackbird	Icteridae	138	1994	n/a	n/a
Mourning Dove	Columbidae	50	1999	-74%	1994
Horned Lark	Alaudidae	39	1994	n/a	n/a
Northern Mockingbird	Mimidae	35	1999	+94%	1994
Cassin's Sparrow	Passerellidae	30	1999	-59%	1994
American Crow	Corvidae	24	1999	+4%	1994
Rock Pigeon	Columbidae	23	1994	n/a	n/a
Western Kingbird	Tyrannidae	23	1999	-74%	1994
Great-tailed Grackle	Icteridae	21	1999	+75%	1994
Lark Sparrow	Passerellidae	16	1994	n/a	n/a
Pyrrhuloxia	Cardinalidae	15	1999	n/a	n/a
Scaled Quail	Odontophoridae	14	1999	n/a	n/a
European Starling	Sturnidae	10	1994	n/a	n/a
House Sparrow	Passeridae	10	1999	-88%	1994
Cliff Swallow	Hirundinidae	9	1994	n/a	n/a
House Finch	Fringillidae	7	1999	-78%	1994
Barn Swallow	Hirundinidae	7	1999	-63%	1994
Cactus Wren	Troglodytidae	7	1999	n/a	n/a
Turkey Vulture	Cathartidae	6	1999	+20%	1994
Ash-throated Flycatcher	Tyrannidae	6	1999	+200%	1994
Curve-billed Thrasher	Mimidae	6	1994	n/a	n/a
Blue Grosbeak	Cardinalidae	5	1999	+150%	1994
Red-tailed Hawk	Accipitridae	4	1994	n/a	n/a
Common Nighthawk	Caprimulgidae	4	1994	n/a	n/a
Scissor-tailed Flycatcher	Tyrannidae	4	1999	-87%	1994
Bullock's Oriole	Icteridae	4	1994	n/a	n/a
Burrowing Owl	Strigidae	4	1999	n/a	n/a
Black-throated Sparrow	Passerellidae	4	1999	n/a	n/a
Northern Bobwhite	Odontophoridae	3	1999	-98%	1994
Black-chinned Hummingbird	Trochilidae	3	1994	n/a	n/a
Western Meadowlark	Icteridae	3	1999	-98%	1994
Lark Bunting	Passerellidae	3	1999	n/a	n/a
Swainson's Hawk	Accipitridae	2	1999	+0%	1994
Ladder-backed Woodpecker	Picidae	2	1999	-33%	1994
Chihuahuan Meadowlark	Icteridae	2	1999	-82%	1994
Lesser Goldfinch	Fringillidae	2	1999	+100%	1994
Painted Bunting	Cardinalidae	2	1999	-33%	1994
Loggerhead Shrike	Laniidae	2	1999	-33%	1994
Killdeer	Charadriidae	1	1999	-97%	1994
Greater Roadrunner	Cuculidae	1	1999	-67%	1994

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