BBS Route · Texas · BCR 19
Shields 2 Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 89 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.
89Species Recorded
19Years Surveyed
2004–2023Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Shields 2
Top 40 of 89 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 78 | 2023 | +36% | 2006 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 60 | 2023 | -25% | 2006 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 55 | 2023 | +24% | 2006 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 32 | 2023 | -62% | 2006 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 31 | 2023 | -64% | 2006 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 25 | 2023 | -24% | 2006 | |
| Black-crested Titmouse | Paridae | 23 | 2023 | +400% | 2006 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 21 | 2023 | -37% | 2006 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 20 | 2023 | -38% | 2006 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 2023 | -36% | 2006 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 15 | 2023 | +21% | 2006 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 14 | 2023 | -75% | 2006 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 14 | 2023 | +380% | 2009 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 13 | 2023 | +375% | 2006 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2023 | -34% | 2006 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2023 | +17% | 2007 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 2023 | +170% | 2011 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2023 | -13% | 2006 | |
| Cave Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2023 | +723% | 2007 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 7 | 2023 | -41% | 2006 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 7 | 2023 | -59% | 2006 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 7 | 2023 | -22% | 2006 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 6 | 2023 | +180% | 2007 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 6 | 2023 | -76% | 2006 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2023 | -16% | 2006 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2023 | -66% | 2006 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 6 | 2022 | +300% | 2012 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 5 | 2023 | +83% | 2007 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 5 | 2023 | +33% | 2006 | |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 5 | 2023 | +140% | 2007 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2023 | +23% | 2006 | |
| Carolina Chickadee | Paridae | 5 | 2023 | +31% | 2006 | |
| Rufous-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2023 | -44% | 2007 | |
| Verdin | Remizidae | 5 | 2019 | +56% | 2008 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2022 | -50% | 2006 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 4 | 2023 | -56% | 2006 | |
| Greater Roadrunner | Cuculidae | 4 | 2023 | +46% | 2006 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2016 | +50% | 2007 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 4 | 2019 | +150% | 2012 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 4 | 2017 | +100% | 2006 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.