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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 20 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2024Span
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 MeadowlarkIcteridae1822024-11%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae1292024+664%1996
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae1142024+12%1997
Mourning DoveColumbidae562024+53%1996
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae342024+290%1996
Lark BuntingPasserellidae222024+222%2009
Lark SparrowPasserellidae212024+5%1996
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae192024+200%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae162024+200%1997
Horned LarkAlaudidae152024-7%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae142024-47%1996
Western KingbirdTyrannidae122024-23%1996
DickcisselCardinalidae102024+218%2000
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102022-17%2010
House FinchFringillidae102017+100%2010
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82024+192%1996
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae82024+238%1998
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae62024-36%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62017+30%1997
American KestrelFalconidae52022+60%2006
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae52024+200%2009
KilldeerCharadriidae42024-68%1996
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42009+133%1997
Burrowing OwlStrigidae42022+200%2001
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae32024-10%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae32008+200%1999
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae32024+200%1999
Blue JayCorvidae32010n/an/a
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22019-29%1998
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae22024-14%1996
Field SparrowPasserellidae22024+267%2006
House SparrowPasseridae22018-22%1996
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae22010+0%2006
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae22021+50%2016
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae22024+100%2010
Prairie FalconFalconidae22017n/an/a
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae22021n/an/a
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae12017+0%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae12024-50%2007
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae12024-60%1996

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