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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 18

Panhandle Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 69 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

69Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Texas Panhandle

Top 40 of 69 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Panhandle 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae712025+15%1996
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae672025-45%1996
DickcisselCardinalidae442025+71%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae392025-72%1996
Common GrackleIcteridae392025+35%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae232025-42%1996
White-winged DoveColumbidae22202111×2011
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae212025+197%1996
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae212016n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae192025+388%2010
Western KingbirdTyrannidae182025-12%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae172025-38%1996
European StarlingSturnidae152025-16%1996
House SparrowPasseridae142025-86%1996
Blue-winged TealAnatidae132025+7%1999
Lark BuntingPasserellidae132011+55%2005
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae122025-22%1996
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae122025+500%1998
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae82025+450%1999
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae82022+700%2011
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae72025+194%1998
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62025-80%1996
American AvocetRecurvirostridae62025-44%1998
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae62016+200%1999
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae62025-50%2016
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae62022n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae52025-50%1996
MallardAnatidae42025-50%1996
Canada GooseAnatidae42007n/an/a
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+140%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae32025+0%2007
Chimney SwiftApodidae32022+0%2001
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32025+67%2008
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32022+200%1999
American Barn OwlTytonidae32011+100%2008
Green-winged TealAnatidae32025n/an/a
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae22018-41%1996
Blue JayCorvidae22006+100%1995
House FinchFringillidae22024+40%2004
Northern CardinalCardinalidae22025+100%1999

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