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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 36

La Pryor Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 88 species recorded across 13 survey years, no longer active.

88Species 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2017Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas La Pryor

Top 40 of 88 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the La Pryor 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
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae1032017+128%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae682017+3%1971
Cave SwallowHirundinidae632005+93%2002
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae552017+37%1971
White-winged DoveColumbidae382017+189%2003
Bank SwallowHirundinidae371974n/an/a
Northern CardinalCardinalidae302017+71%1971
DickcisselCardinalidae302017+182%1974
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae242017-6%1971
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae232017+10%1971
Crested CaracaraFalconidae222010+311%2003
House SparrowPasseridae172017-29%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162017-79%1971
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae151971n/an/a
Bell's VireoVireonidae142009+540%1974
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae142017+73%2003
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae122017-31%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae122017+142%1971
Lark SparrowPasserellidae112017-36%1971
Painted BuntingCardinalidae102017-72%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae102010+54%2005
House FinchFringillidae92017+355%1972
Western KingbirdTyrannidae92017+239%2001
Black VultureCathartidae82017+600%1974
Olive SparrowPasserellidae82017+400%1974
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae72017-26%1972
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae72009+81%1971
Purple MartinHirundinidae72004-39%1972
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae62010+38%1974
Mourning DoveColumbidae62017-58%1971
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae62005+0%1971
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae62017+100%2004
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae52005-67%1971
European StarlingSturnidae52017-35%2002
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae52009-74%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52017-75%1971
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae52010+125%2001
Common Ground DoveColumbidae42017+167%1972
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae42005-85%1971
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32017+63%2001

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