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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 18

Pantex Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 69 species recorded across 39 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 →
39Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1974–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Pantex

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

Species recorded on the Pantex 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae1572025+195%1976
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1572025+218%1976
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1502025-18%1976
Horned LarkAlaudidae1122025-50%1976
Burrowing OwlStrigidae91202446×1980
DickcisselCardinalidae85202513×1986
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae422025+129%1976
House FinchFringillidae352025+850%1990
Barn SwallowHirundinidae332025+267%1978
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae292025-63%1976
Western KingbirdTyrannidae232025+52%1976
House SparrowPasseridae222025-55%1976
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae12201912×1974
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae12202312×2000
Green-winged TealAnatidae102023+400%1975
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae102016-86%1999
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae102021n/an/a
Common GrackleIcteridae92025+400%1987
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae92025+200%1998
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae91989+200%1987
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae92025+167%2023
GadwallAnatidae82009+300%1979
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae82025+191%1988
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae82023+300%2009
KilldeerCharadriidae72025-56%1976
American AvocetRecurvirostridae72025-71%1979
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72024+140%1981
Rock PigeonColumbidae62024+200%1978
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae62025+33%2009
European StarlingSturnidae52024-36%1977
Blue-winged TealAnatidae52025-34%1977
Northern ShovelerAnatidae52025-48%1979
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae5202512×1997
American RobinTurdidae52007+150%2000
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-9%1978
Northern PintailAnatidae42018-32%1978
Eared GrebePodicipedidae41999+100%1987
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae31983+0%1976
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32024-44%1976
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32024+25%1983

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