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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 36

Pedro Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 79 species recorded across 7 survey years, no longer active.

79Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2010Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Pedro Creek

Top 40 of 79 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pedro Creek 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
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae54200514×1999
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae482010+293%1998
Lark SparrowPasserellidae432005+327%1998
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae202005+139%2003
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae192005+500%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192010+133%1999
DickcisselCardinalidae182004n/an/a
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae142010+140%1999
Rock PigeonColumbidae13200313×1996
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae122010+42%1999
Mourning DoveColumbidae112010+75%1999
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae112010+86%2003
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae92010-69%2004
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae82010-31%1999
Crested CaracaraFalconidae82005+38%2003
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82010+125%2004
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae72010+17%1999
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae72005-63%2004
Turkey VultureCathartidae62010+41%1999
Great Horned OwlStrigidae62010+133%1998
House FinchFringillidae62005+200%1996
Cave SwallowHirundinidae62005+33%1999
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae52010+33%1999
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae52005+67%1999
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52010+200%2003
Painted BuntingCardinalidae52010-55%1999
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae52010+0%2003
Harris's HawkAccipitridae42005+0%1999
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42010-59%1999
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae42010-75%1999
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae42005+150%2003
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae42010+0%1999
Olive SparrowPasserellidae42010+43%2004
Common Ground DoveColumbidae32005+114%1999
Black VultureCathartidae32005+178%1998
Chimney SwiftApodidae32005+200%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32010-31%2003
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32010+227%1999
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae32003+200%1996
House SparrowPasseridae32003-69%1998

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.