BBS Route · Texas · BCR 18
Pantex Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 68 species recorded across 38 survey years, still active.
68Species Recorded
38Years Surveyed
1974–2024Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Pantex
Top 40 of 68 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 317 | 2024 | -47% | 1976 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 179 | 2024 | -23% | 1976 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 173 | 2024 | +125% | 1976 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 91 | 2024 | 46× | 1980 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 54 | 2024 | +109% | 1976 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 50 | 2024 | +111% | 1976 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 27 | 2018 | +933% | 1997 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 26 | 2024 | -58% | 1976 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 26 | 2024 | +139% | 1978 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 22 | 2024 | +52% | 1976 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 21 | 2024 | +508% | 1986 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2024 | -65% | 1976 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 15 | 2024 | +283% | 1988 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 12 | 2019 | 12× | 1974 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 12 | 2024 | +317% | 1987 | |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | 12 | 2023 | 12× | 2000 | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anatidae | 10 | 2023 | +400% | 1975 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 10 | 2023 | -46% | 1977 | |
| Upland Sandpiper | Scolopacidae | 10 | 1986 | n/a | n/a | |
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 10 | 2016 | -86% | 1999 | |
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2021 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 9 | 2024 | +10% | 1976 | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 9 | 2024 | +150% | 1998 | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Scolopacidae | 9 | 1989 | +200% | 1987 | |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | 8 | 2023 | -71% | 1979 | |
| Gadwall | Anatidae | 8 | 2009 | +300% | 1979 | |
| Black-necked Stilt | Recurvirostridae | 8 | 2023 | +300% | 2009 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 7 | 2024 | +140% | 1981 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 7 | 2024 | +75% | 1999 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 6 | 2024 | +200% | 1978 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2024 | +58% | 2016 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 5 | 2024 | -36% | 1977 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 5 | 2007 | +150% | 2000 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2024 | -61% | 1976 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 2024 | +36% | 1976 | |
| Northern Pintail | Anatidae | 4 | 2018 | -32% | 1978 | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 4 | 2023 | -44% | 1979 | |
| Redhead | Anatidae | 4 | 2023 | +60% | 1999 | |
| Eared Grebe | Podicipedidae | 4 | 1999 | +100% | 1987 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2024 | -48% | 1976 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.