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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 18

Lamesa Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 72 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

72Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
8Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Lamesa

Top 40 of 72 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
Western KingbirdTyrannidae135202417×1971
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae1322024+19%2004
House SparrowPasseridae1052024-80%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae1012024+202%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae872024+460%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae382024+403%2005
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32202422×1975
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae262024+700%1972
European StarlingSturnidae22202413×1978
DickcisselCardinalidae172016+467%2005
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae152024+157%2004
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae142024+213%1974
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122024-14%1971
White-winged DoveColumbidae112024+147%2013
Turkey VultureCathartidae92024+360%2005
Rock PigeonColumbidae72024+46%1971
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae72023-11%2015
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62022+229%1974
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62024-25%1971
House FinchFringillidae62024-48%2002
American AvocetRecurvirostridae52023+140%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024+113%2004
KilldeerCharadriidae42024-18%1973
Chimney SwiftApodidae42023+300%1972
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42022n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32017+67%1973
Burrowing OwlStrigidae32023-80%1978
Common GrackleIcteridae32024-52%1979
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae31976n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae32017-79%2009
Blue-winged TealAnatidae32015n/an/a
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32023-79%2017
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae22024-59%1971
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae22024+0%1972
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22022-50%1973
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae21972+100%1969
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae21973+100%1972
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22014+100%1974
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22023+15%2003
Northern PintailAnatidae21975n/an/a

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