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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 25 survey years, still 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2025Span
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.
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
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae652025+194%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae532025+118%2001
Western KingbirdTyrannidae342025-14%2001
Rock PigeonColumbidae272025+800%2001
House SparrowPasseridae212025-12%2001
Barn SwallowHirundinidae102025+225%2003
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-30%2001
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae72024-44%2002
European StarlingSturnidae62025-78%2006
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62025-59%2010
House FinchFringillidae52024+40%2002
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae52024-91%2002
Horned LarkAlaudidae52025-26%2002
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+17%2002
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae42025-51%2003
DickcisselCardinalidae42005n/an/a
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32025+38%2001
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32025-71%2001
KilldeerCharadriidae32025+20%2003
White-winged DoveColumbidae32025+200%2009
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22019-60%2002
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae22021-76%2001
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22025-57%2001
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae22015-88%2002
Northern MockingbirdMimidae22025-69%2001
Turkey VultureCathartidae22025+20%2003
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22019+33%2002
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae22023+20%2003
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22012-79%2003
American KestrelFalconidae22025+50%2013
Northern CardinalCardinalidae22019-43%2013
American Barn OwlTytonidae22007+0%2006
Canyon TowheePasserellidae22015+100%2012
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22016n/an/a
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae12024-85%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae12025-67%2001
Lark SparrowPasserellidae12024-83%2001
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae12025-78%2001
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae12023-75%2001
VerdinRemizidae11995n/an/a

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