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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 36

Kingsville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 128 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

128Species 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 →
45Years 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
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Kingsville

Top 40 of 128 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Kingsville 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae2161969n/an/a
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae922024+6%1970
European StarlingSturnidae79202417×1970
Mourning DoveColumbidae782024-52%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae492024-83%1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae462024-91%1970
Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocoracidae432007+267%1992
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae402012+331%1984
White-winged DoveColumbidae40202416×1985
Wood StorkCiconiidae371971n/an/a
Laughing GullLaridae322024+20%1970
House SparrowPasseridae322024-98%1970
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae272024-64%1970
Olive SparrowPasserellidae232024+157%1970
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae212024+185%1970
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae182024+58%1970
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae172024-22%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae172024+150%1970
Painted BuntingCardinalidae162024+163%1970
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae152024+317%1970
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae152024-24%1970
Bronzed CowbirdIcteridae152024-78%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae122024-39%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae122024-72%1970
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae122019-9%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122024+113%1977
Black VultureCathartidae102024+0%1970
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae102024-94%1971
Purple MartinHirundinidae102024-70%1970
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae92024+29%1972
Little Blue HeronArdeidae91992+175%1973
Turkey VultureCathartidae82024-85%1970
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae82024+15%1972
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae82024-29%1978
Western KingbirdTyrannidae82024+400%1978
Least TernLaridae81979+700%1974
Fulvous Whistling-DuckAnatidae82019+60%1985
Roseate SpoonbillThreskiornithidae82019n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72024-74%1970
Black-crested TitmouseParidae72024+240%1975

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