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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 18

Waka Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 72 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.

72Species 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2024Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Waka

Top 40 of 72 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Waka 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae3732024-23%1977
Horned LarkAlaudidae1632024+98%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae1272024+116%1977
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae502024-27%1977
House SparrowPasseridae402024-70%1977
Western KingbirdTyrannidae392024+197%1977
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae392024+160%1982
DickcisselCardinalidae352024+900%1977
KilldeerCharadriidae282024-26%1977
American CrowCorvidae262018+238%2016
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae252010n/an/a
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae172024+40%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae162024+464%1977
Common GrackleIcteridae15202426×1981
Lark SparrowPasserellidae142024+363%1979
American AvocetRecurvirostridae132024-30%1977
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132023+78%2006
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae122024+230%2015
Northern ShovelerAnatidae112021-55%1980
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae102016+19%1996
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae82016+322%1979
MallardAnatidae62024-28%1977
Eared GrebePodicipedidae61997+14%1979
Cinnamon TealAnatidae52017+125%1981
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+100%1979
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae52024+63%1982
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae52022+560%1996
Blue-winged TealAnatidae42023-71%1977
RedheadAnatidae42017-63%1978
Green-winged TealAnatidae42002+100%1980
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae41984n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42023+300%1993
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42024+25%1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae42018-25%1999
Rock PigeonColumbidae32023+120%1979
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32017+200%1983
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+200%2010
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae32023n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae22023+25%1982
European StarlingSturnidae22024-53%1979

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