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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 18

Mentone Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 51 species recorded across 14 survey years, no longer active.

51Species 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 →
1999–2015Span
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Bird Species Found on Texas Mentone

Top 40 of 51 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mentone 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
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42201512×2007
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae342015+375%2004
Western KingbirdTyrannidae322015-1%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae292015+117%2003
Northern MockingbirdMimidae252015-42%2003
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae242015-24%2005
White-winged DoveColumbidae232015+525%2006
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae212015-2%2004
House SparrowPasseridae132015-37%2002
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae122015-79%2003
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae122015+17%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae122015+64%2008
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae122015+500%2008
House FinchFringillidae112015+0%2003
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae102013+30%2010
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae92004n/an/a
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae62015-9%2004
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae62013-21%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52011+367%2008
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae52015-50%2004
Burrowing OwlStrigidae32007+33%2003
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae32015-60%2003
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae32015-84%2003
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32015+11%2004
Turkey VultureCathartidae32015+0%2006
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22009+50%2006
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae22011-33%1999
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22015-64%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae22013-40%2005
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22015-22%2007
Northern HarrierAccipitridae11999n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae12013-87%2003
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae12015-97%1999
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12011+0%2003
American CrowCorvidae12004-92%1999
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae12015-33%2003
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae12012-50%2002
Great Horned OwlStrigidae12003n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae12013-33%2010
American KestrelFalconidae12010+0%2008

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