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Tenmile Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 58 species recorded across 13 survey years, still active.
58Species Recorded
13Years Surveyed
2002–2023Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Tenmile
Top 40 of 58 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 59 | 2023 | -14% | 2005 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 59 | 2019 | +300% | 2005 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 55 | 2023 | -26% | 2005 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 25 | 2023 | +121% | 2005 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 18 | 2023 | +72% | 2005 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 18 | 2023 | -29% | 2005 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 15 | 2019 | +89% | 2005 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2023 | +113% | 2005 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 11 | 2023 | -49% | 2005 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2019 | +94% | 2005 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 10 | 2019 | -68% | 2015 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 9 | 2023 | -62% | 2005 | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 7 | 2019 | +600% | 2015 | |
| White-faced Ibis | Threskiornithidae | 7 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chihuahuan Raven | Corvidae | 6 | 2017 | +71% | 2005 | |
| Mississippi Kite | Accipitridae | 6 | 2023 | +0% | 2011 | |
| Black-necked Stilt | Recurvirostridae | 5 | 2023 | +0% | 2015 | |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | 4 | 2023 | -30% | 2005 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2022 | -69% | 2005 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2023 | +50% | 2005 | |
| Common Yellowthroat | Parulidae | 4 | 2019 | +300% | 2015 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 3 | 2023 | -56% | 2005 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2023 | -78% | 2005 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2019 | +150% | 2009 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 2019 | -52% | 2005 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 3 | 2023 | +271% | 2009 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2009 | +0% | 2002 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 2023 | +32% | 2005 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2019 | +0% | 2012 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 2 | 2015 | -40% | 2010 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 2 | 2023 | -7% | 2005 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 2 | 2023 | -38% | 2005 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 2005 | +100% | 2003 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 2017 | -78% | 2003 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 2 | 2012 | +100% | 2011 | |
| Chihuahuan Meadowlark | Icteridae | 2 | 2022 | +111% | 2015 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 2 | 2017 | +100% | 2015 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 2 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2019 | -67% | 2017 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 2 | 2019 | n/a | n/a |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.