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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 18

Skellytown Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 53 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

53Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Skellytown

Top 40 of 53 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Skellytown 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae822025-14%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae702025+733%1996
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae542025+35%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae442025+82%1996
DickcisselCardinalidae322025+418%2000
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae312025+73%1996
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae252025+335%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192025-53%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae192025-2%1998
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae192025+275%1998
Lark SparrowPasserellidae142025+19%1996
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae122025+100%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102022-17%2010
House FinchFringillidae102017+100%2010
Western KingbirdTyrannidae82025-50%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82024+192%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62017+30%1997
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae52025+33%1996
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae52024+200%2009
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae42025-29%1996
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42009+133%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae42025-21%1999
Burrowing OwlStrigidae42022+200%2001
KilldeerCharadriidae32025-65%1996
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32025+133%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae32008+200%1999
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae32024+200%1999
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22019-29%1998
Field SparrowPasserellidae22024+267%2006
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae22010+0%2006
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae22021+50%2016
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae22025+100%2021
Prairie FalconFalconidae22017n/an/a
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22021n/an/a
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae12017+0%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae12024-50%2007
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae12025-73%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae12025+200%1997
House SparrowPasseridae12025-72%1996
European StarlingSturnidae12025-71%1997

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.