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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 37

Loyola Beach Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 107 species recorded across 15 survey years, no longer active.

107Species 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2009Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Loyola Beach

Top 40 of 107 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Loyola Beach 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
Laughing GullLaridae1142009-41%1997
Northern MockingbirdMimidae682009-19%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae542009-1%1997
Cave SwallowHirundinidae532009-38%1998
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae502009-36%1997
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae482009-27%1997
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae462009-30%1997
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae422009+1%1997
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae402009-6%1997
Bronzed CowbirdIcteridae402009+140%1997
Purple MartinHirundinidae382009+450%1998
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae352009-82%1997
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae322009+64%1999
House SparrowPasseridae272009-64%1997
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae252009+8%1997
Ruddy DuckAnatidae252008+124%2001
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae242009+146%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae232009+31%1997
Northern CardinalCardinalidae212009+90%1997
Olive SparrowPasserellidae212009+55%2000
American CootRallidae202008-18%2000
Painted BuntingCardinalidae172009+788%1997
Gull-billed TernLaridae16200716×2002
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae152009+50%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae142009+11%1997
Hooded OrioleIcteridae142009+243%1998
White IbisThreskiornithidae132007+5%2000
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae122009-78%1998
White-eyed VireoVireonidae122009+270%1997
Roseate SpoonbillThreskiornithidae122009+140%2000
KilldeerCharadriidae112009-6%1997
Northern ShovelerAnatidae112008+225%1999
Mottled DuckAnatidae102009+40%1997
European StarlingSturnidae92009+67%1998
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae92005+150%2000
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae82008+56%1998
Great KiskadeeTyrannidae82009+133%1998
Couch's KingbirdTyrannidae82009+163%1998
Forster's TernLaridae82005+160%2000
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72009-11%1997

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