BBS Route · Texas · BCR 37
Mcfaddin Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 80 species recorded across 11 survey years, no longer active.
80Species Recorded
11Years Surveyed
2006–2016Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Mcfaddin
Top 40 of 80 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 207 | 2016 | +59% | 2008 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 112 | 2016 | +16% | 2008 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 87 | 2016 | +226% | 2008 | |
| White Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 86 | 2011 | 86× | 2007 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 78 | 2016 | +15% | 2008 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 73 | 2016 | +36% | 2008 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 60 | 2016 | +68% | 2008 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 50 | 2016 | +19% | 2008 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 44 | 2016 | +154% | 2008 | |
| Brown-crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 41 | 2016 | +115% | 2008 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 37 | 2016 | +15% | 2008 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 35 | 2016 | -19% | 2008 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 32 | 2016 | +8% | 2008 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 25 | 2016 | +25% | 2008 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 23 | 2016 | +28% | 2008 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 22 | 2016 | -7% | 2008 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 16 | 2016 | +40% | 2008 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 15 | 2016 | +20% | 2008 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 15 | 2009 | n/a | n/a | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 12 | 2016 | -8% | 2008 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 10 | 2016 | +63% | 2009 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 9 | 2016 | +43% | 2008 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 8 | 2016 | -7% | 2008 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 8 | 2016 | +4% | 2008 | |
| Cave Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2016 | -97% | 2008 | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 8 | 2016 | +58% | 2008 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2016 | -34% | 2010 | |
| Inca Dove | Columbidae | 7 | 2016 | +42% | 2008 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 7 | 2016 | +3% | 2008 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2016 | -10% | 2008 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2016 | +136% | 2010 | |
| Crested Caracara | Falconidae | 5 | 2016 | +23% | 2008 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 5 | 2016 | +320% | 2009 | |
| Barred Owl | Strigidae | 4 | 2016 | +80% | 2008 | |
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 4 | 2012 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2016 | -58% | 2008 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2016 | -25% | 2008 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2016 | +0% | 2009 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 3 | 2016 | -54% | 2008 | |
| Little Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 2016 | -33% | 2010 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.