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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 37 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2025Span
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 BlackbirdIcteridae4272025+3%1977
Horned LarkAlaudidae1522025+105%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae772025+164%1977
House SparrowPasseridae722025-48%1977
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae682025-19%1977
DickcisselCardinalidae59202513×1977
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae492025+184%1977
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae362025+335%1982
Western KingbirdTyrannidae332025+214%1977
American AvocetRecurvirostridae272025+39%1977
KilldeerCharadriidae272025-9%1977
Blue-winged TealAnatidae262025-16%1977
American CrowCorvidae262018+238%2016
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae252025+380%2015
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae252010n/an/a
Common GrackleIcteridae24202520×1981
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182025+355%1977
European StarlingSturnidae132025+20%1979
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae132023+78%2006
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae122025+125%1982
Northern ShovelerAnatidae112021-55%1980
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae102016+19%1996
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae82016+322%1979
Eared GrebePodicipedidae61997+14%1979
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62025+700%1995
Cinnamon TealAnatidae52017+125%1981
MallardAnatidae42025-62%1977
RedheadAnatidae42017-63%1978
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae42025+114%1979
Green-winged TealAnatidae42002+100%1980
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae42025+120%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42025+60%1986
Wilson's PhalaropeScolopacidae41984n/an/a
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae42024+25%1998
Common YellowthroatParulidae42018-25%1999
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+250%2023
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32025+17%1980
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32017+200%1983
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae32023n/an/a
Rock PigeonColumbidae22025-30%1979

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