BBS Route · Texas · BCR 18
Panhandle Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 67 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.
67Species Recorded
20Years Surveyed
1994–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Panhandle
Top 40 of 67 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 77 | 2024 | -38% | 1996 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 63 | 2024 | -48% | 1996 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 58 | 2024 | -1% | 1996 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 42 | 2024 | -74% | 1996 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 33 | 2024 | +237% | 1996 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 30 | 2016 | +500% | 2007 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 23 | 2024 | -50% | 1996 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 22 | 2021 | 11× | 2011 | |
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podicipedidae | 21 | 2016 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black-necked Stilt | Recurvirostridae | 21 | 2016 | n/a | n/a | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 20 | 2024 | +110% | 1996 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 17 | 2024 | -44% | 1996 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 17 | 2024 | -84% | 1996 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 16 | 2024 | -12% | 1996 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2024 | +181% | 1998 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 13 | 2024 | -50% | 1996 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 13 | 2011 | +55% | 2005 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 13 | 2024 | +325% | 2010 | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 12 | 2016 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 8 | 2024 | +500% | 1999 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2024 | +100% | 1996 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 8 | 2022 | +700% | 2011 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 7 | 2024 | -38% | 1996 | |
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 6 | 2016 | +200% | 1999 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 6 | 2022 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 5 | 2024 | -46% | 1996 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +200% | 2005 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | +600% | 1998 | |
| Canada Goose | Anatidae | 4 | 2007 | n/a | n/a | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 3 | 2024 | -22% | 2007 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2022 | +0% | 2001 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2022 | +200% | 1999 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 2024 | +40% | 2018 | |
| American Barn Owl | Tytonidae | 3 | 2011 | +100% | 2008 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 2 | 2018 | -41% | 1996 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 2 | 2024 | -56% | 1996 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 2 | 2024 | -14% | 1998 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2024 | -74% | 1996 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 2 | 2024 | -71% | 1996 | |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | 2 | 2022 | +138% | 1998 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.