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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 18

Miami Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

75Species 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 →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Miami

Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Miami 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
Barn SwallowHirundinidae722024+547%1977
DickcisselCardinalidae642023+617%1983
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae602024-3%1977
Horned LarkAlaudidae322024-62%1977
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae282024+184%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae262024-62%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae232016-84%1977
Lark SparrowPasserellidae202024-71%1977
European StarlingSturnidae192017+144%1979
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae182024+88%1977
Turkey VultureCathartidae92024+157%1978
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae92024-56%1977
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae92024+340%2021
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae52024+41%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae52024+567%1980
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42024+14%1981
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae32021-50%1977
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32009-27%1977
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32023-83%1977
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32023-78%1980
Field SparrowPasserellidae32024-13%1993
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32024+0%2017
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22023-74%1977
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22017-87%1977
House FinchFringillidae22024+60%1992
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22024-58%1977
Brown ThrasherMimidae22024+233%1989
MallardAnatidae22006+100%1986
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22009+33%1990
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae22006-20%1998
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22016+33%1999
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae22023+75%2010
KilldeerCharadriidae12024-55%1977
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae12017-56%1986
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae12022-64%1977
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12023-17%1985
American KestrelFalconidae12024+0%1977
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae12019-57%1978
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae12023-64%1978
Blue JayCorvidae12021+50%1978

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