BBS Route · Texas · BCR 19
Shields Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 50 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.
50Species Recorded
3Years Surveyed
1999–2001Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Shields
Top 40 of 50 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 32 | 2001 | -52% | 1999 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 23 | 2001 | -38% | 1999 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 23 | 2001 | +35% | 1999 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 21 | 2001 | -56% | 1999 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 18 | 2001 | +29% | 1999 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 16 | 2001 | -50% | 1999 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 15 | 2001 | -12% | 1999 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 13 | 2001 | -7% | 1999 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 13 | 2001 | -64% | 1999 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2001 | -33% | 1999 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 10 | 2001 | +400% | 1999 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 10 | 2001 | n/a | n/a | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 9 | 2001 | +350% | 1999 | |
| Black-crested Titmouse | Paridae | 9 | 2001 | -25% | 1999 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2001 | +0% | 2000 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 2001 | -59% | 1999 | |
| Golden-fronted Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2001 | +100% | 1999 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2001 | n/a | n/a | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 5 | 2001 | +150% | 1999 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 5 | 2001 | +0% | 1999 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2001 | +0% | 1999 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 2001 | -67% | 1999 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2001 | +300% | 2000 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 3 | 2001 | -50% | 1999 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 3 | 2001 | -50% | 1999 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2001 | -25% | 2000 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 1999 | n/a | n/a | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2001 | +100% | 1999 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 2 | 1999 | n/a | n/a | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2001 | +100% | 1999 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2000 | +0% | 1999 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2001 | -60% | 1999 | |
| Cactus Wren | Troglodytidae | 2 | 2001 | +0% | 1999 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2001 | +100% | 2000 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2001 | +100% | 2000 | |
| Carolina Wren | Troglodytidae | 2 | 2000 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2001 | n/a | n/a | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireonidae | 2 | 2001 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 1 | 2001 | -80% | 1999 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 1 | 2001 | +0% | 1999 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.