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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 46 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 →
46Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2025Span
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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae712025-13%1977
DickcisselCardinalidae562025+992%1983
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae502025+287%1977
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae472025+17%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae432025+733%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae412025-45%1977
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae322025+740%2021
Horned LarkAlaudidae302025-64%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae232016-84%1977
European StarlingSturnidae192017+144%1979
Lark SparrowPasserellidae142025-71%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae112025-62%1977
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae82025+70%1977
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025+0%2017
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae32021-50%1977
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32025-60%1977
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32009-27%1977
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32023-83%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025-82%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32025-68%1977
Northern CardinalCardinalidae32025+43%1981
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32025+150%1980
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32023-78%1980
Field SparrowPasserellidae32024-13%1993
KilldeerCharadriidae22025-55%1977
Turkey VultureCathartidae22025+171%1978
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22017-87%1977
House FinchFringillidae22024+60%1992
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae22025-20%1979
Common GrackleIcteridae22025+600%1980
Brown ThrasherMimidae22024+233%1989
MallardAnatidae22006+100%1986
Downy WoodpeckerPicidae22009+33%1990
Baltimore OrioleIcteridae22006-20%1998
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22016+33%1999
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae22023+75%2010
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae12017-56%1986
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae12025-64%1977
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12023-17%1985
American KestrelFalconidae12024+0%1977

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.