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Megargel Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 81 species recorded across 16 survey years, still active.
81Species Recorded
16Years Surveyed
1994–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Megargel
Top 40 of 81 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 42 | 2024 | -9% | 1996 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 40 | 2024 | -66% | 1996 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 39 | 2024 | -5% | 1997 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 35 | 2024 | 21× | 1996 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 32 | 2024 | 29× | 1997 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 28 | 2024 | +14% | 1996 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 26 | 2024 | -4% | 1996 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 25 | 2024 | -47% | 1996 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 23 | 2024 | -11% | 1996 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 17 | 2024 | +78% | 2009 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 14 | 2024 | -56% | 1996 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 13 | 2024 | -11% | 1996 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | -39% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | -88% | 1996 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 9 | 2023 | +22% | 1996 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 9 | 2015 | -96% | 1996 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 8 | 2024 | -49% | 1996 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 7 | 2024 | -45% | 1996 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 2024 | +29% | 1996 | |
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Picidae | 7 | 2022 | +600% | 2015 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 6 | 2023 | +200% | 1997 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 6 | 2024 | -42% | 1996 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 6 | 2024 | +180% | 2009 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 6 | 2024 | -39% | 1996 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 5 | 2024 | -85% | 1996 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | +50% | 1996 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 5 | 2023 | -96% | 1996 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 5 | 2024 | +7% | 1996 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 5 | 2024 | +67% | 2009 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | +150% | 2005 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 2024 | +171% | 1996 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2024 | +500% | 2018 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2024 | +200% | 2018 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2024 | -51% | 1996 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2024 | +0% | 1997 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 3 | 2023 | -33% | 1995 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2024 | -49% | 1996 | |
| Curve-billed Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 2022 | +20% | 1996 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 3 | 2024 | +250% | 2022 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.