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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 18

Lamesa Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 73 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

73Species 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Lamesa

Top 40 of 73 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Lamesa 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 DoveColumbidae1152025+570%1971
House SparrowPasseridae852025-80%1971
Western KingbirdTyrannidae84202517×1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae792025+191%1971
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae672025+6%2004
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae642025+308%2005
Common GrackleIcteridae452025+124%2003
European StarlingSturnidae36202516×1978
White-winged DoveColumbidae312025+190%2013
Turkey VultureCathartidae272025+820%2005
Rock PigeonColumbidae232025+104%1971
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae19202521×1975
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae132025+186%2004
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae112025+133%1974
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+88%1972
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae72023-11%2015
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62025-29%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52025-4%1971
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae52025+671%1972
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae52025+50%2006
Chimney SwiftApodidae42023+300%1972
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42025+65%2004
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42022n/an/a
American AvocetRecurvirostridae32025+180%2003
Burrowing OwlStrigidae32025-77%1978
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae31976n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32017-79%2009
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32015n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32023-79%2017
KilldeerCharadriidae22025-27%1973
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae22025-64%1971
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae21972+100%1969
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae21973+100%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22025+40%2003
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22014+100%1974
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22023+15%2003
Northern PintailAnatidae21975n/an/a
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae21975n/an/a
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae22022+0%1978
Northern CardinalCardinalidae21975n/an/a

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.