BBS Route · Texas · BCR 18
Plains Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 69 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.
69Species Recorded
42Years Surveyed
1968–2024Span
9Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Plains
Top 40 of 69 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 91 | 2024 | +114% | 1971 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 88 | 2024 | +432% | 1971 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 67 | 2024 | 43× | 1972 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 48 | 2024 | +281% | 1971 | |
| Chihuahuan Meadowlark | Icteridae | 46 | 2024 | +644% | 1979 | |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | 36 | 2024 | +259% | 1971 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 32 | 2018 | +11% | 1994 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 27 | 1977 | -33% | 1974 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 23 | 2024 | -13% | 1972 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 19 | 2024 | 15× | 1971 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 17 | 2024 | -7% | 1971 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 14 | 2024 | +113% | 1971 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 10 | 1993 | +64% | 1972 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | +267% | 2002 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 6 | 2023 | +120% | 1977 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 5 | 2024 | +150% | 1980 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | +156% | 1971 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2024 | +200% | 1979 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2019 | +80% | 1977 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 2024 | -80% | 1971 | |
| Greater Roadrunner | Cuculidae | 4 | 2018 | +200% | 1980 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1998 | +100% | 1995 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2024 | -15% | 2011 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2023 | +217% | 1974 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 3 | 2023 | +33% | 1983 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 3 | 2019 | -13% | 1984 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 3 | 2017 | -62% | 1995 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2017 | +50% | 2015 | |
| Verdin | Remizidae | 3 | 2016 | +50% | 2015 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 2 | 1972 | -50% | 1968 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 2 | 2023 | -25% | 1994 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | +150% | 1976 | |
| Chihuahuan Raven | Corvidae | 2 | 2023 | -96% | 1973 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 2 | 2024 | -50% | 1971 | |
| Curve-billed Thrasher | Mimidae | 2 | 2024 | +67% | 1981 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 1972 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 1977 | +100% | 1972 | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2008 | -40% | 1996 | |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | 2 | 2002 | n/a | n/a | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 2 | 2015 | +100% | 2014 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.