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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 37

Loyola Beach 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 111 species recorded across 14 survey years, still active.

111Species 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2010–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Loyola Beach 2

Top 40 of 111 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Loyola Beach 2 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 DoveColumbidae2492024+47%2012
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae1452024+15%2012
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1132024+11%2012
Northern MockingbirdMimidae682024-54%2012
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae662024+57%2012
Northern CardinalCardinalidae542024+73%2012
Laughing GullLaridae492024+6%2012
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae472024-17%2012
Bronzed CowbirdIcteridae462024-8%2012
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae442024+161%2012
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae422024-14%2012
Fulvous Whistling-DuckAnatidae382023+40%2012
Least GrebePodicipedidae38202220×2015
White-winged DoveColumbidae342023+740%2013
Great EgretArdeidae292024-29%2012
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae282024+5%2012
Turkey VultureCathartidae252024+40%2012
Painted BuntingCardinalidae252024+109%2012
DickcisselCardinalidae242024+139%2013
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae192024+75%2012
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae182024+75%2012
House SparrowPasseridae182024-52%2012
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae172024-31%2012
Common GallinuleRallidae172022+950%2015
Great KiskadeeTyrannidae172024+16%2012
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae162024-84%2013
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae162024-15%2012
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae142021+75%2012
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae132024-21%2012
Purple MartinHirundinidae122024-67%2012
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae122024-41%2012
White IbisThreskiornithidae102022+10%2011
Snowy EgretArdeidae102024+113%2012
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+31%2012
Black VultureCathartidae92024+56%2012
Olive SparrowPasserellidae92024+3%2012
Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocoracidae82024+53%2012
European StarlingSturnidae82024+85%2012
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae82024+63%2012
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72024-30%2012

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