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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 18

Midland Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 51 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

51Species Recorded
24Years Surveyed
1995–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Midland

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

Species recorded on the Midland route.
History
Mourning DoveColumbidae622024+125%2001
Rock PigeonColumbidae57202411×2001
Western KingbirdTyrannidae442024+3%2001
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae292024+153%2001
House SparrowPasseridae192024+1%2001
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae132024-19%2001
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae122024-51%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024+225%2003
KilldeerCharadriidae82024+0%2003
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae72024-44%2002
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62024-56%2010
House FinchFringillidae52024+40%2002
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae52024-91%2002
DickcisselCardinalidae42005n/an/a
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32024-61%2001
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32024-62%2001
Turkey VultureCathartidae32024+180%2003
Burrowing OwlStrigidae32023+133%2004
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22019-60%2002
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae22021-76%2001
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae22015-88%2002
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22019+33%2002
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae22023+20%2003
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22012-79%2003
European StarlingSturnidae22024-73%2006
Northern CardinalCardinalidae22019-43%2013
White-winged DoveColumbidae22022+280%2009
American Barn OwlTytonidae22007+0%2006
Canyon TowheePasserellidae22015+100%2012
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22016n/an/a
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae12024+50%2001
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae12024-85%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae12024+44%2001
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae12024-46%2001
Lark SparrowPasserellidae12024-83%2001
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae12018-78%2001
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae12023-75%2001
VerdinRemizidae11995n/an/a
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae11995n/an/a
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae12024-17%2002

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