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Mentone Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 51 species recorded across 14 survey years, no longer active.
51Species Recorded
14Years Surveyed
1999–2015Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Mentone
Top 40 of 51 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 42 | 2015 | 12× | 2007 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 34 | 2015 | +375% | 2004 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 32 | 2015 | -1% | 2004 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 29 | 2015 | +117% | 2003 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 25 | 2015 | -42% | 2003 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 24 | 2015 | -24% | 2005 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 23 | 2015 | +525% | 2006 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 21 | 2015 | -2% | 2004 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 13 | 2015 | -37% | 2002 | |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | 12 | 2015 | -79% | 2003 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2015 | +17% | 2003 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2015 | +64% | 2008 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2015 | +500% | 2008 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 11 | 2015 | +0% | 2003 | |
| Lesser Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 10 | 2013 | +30% | 2010 | |
| Common Poorwill | Caprimulgidae | 9 | 2004 | n/a | n/a | |
| Curve-billed Thrasher | Mimidae | 6 | 2015 | -9% | 2004 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2013 | -21% | 2007 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2011 | +367% | 2008 | |
| Chihuahuan Raven | Corvidae | 5 | 2015 | -50% | 2004 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 2007 | +33% | 2003 | |
| Pyrrhuloxia | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2015 | -60% | 2003 | |
| Cactus Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2015 | -84% | 2003 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2015 | +11% | 2004 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 2015 | +0% | 2006 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2009 | +50% | 2006 | |
| Chihuahuan Meadowlark | Icteridae | 2 | 2011 | -33% | 1999 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 2 | 2015 | -64% | 2003 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 2013 | -40% | 2005 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2015 | -22% | 2007 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 1 | 1999 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 1 | 2013 | -87% | 2003 | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 1 | 2015 | -97% | 1999 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 1 | 2011 | +0% | 2003 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 1 | 2004 | -92% | 1999 | |
| Greater Roadrunner | Cuculidae | 1 | 2015 | -33% | 2003 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 1 | 2012 | -50% | 2002 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 1 | 2003 | n/a | n/a | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 1 | 2013 | -33% | 2010 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 1 | 2010 | +0% | 2008 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.