BBS Route · Texas · BCR 19
Wall Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 69 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.
69Species Recorded
19Years Surveyed
1994–2022Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Wall
Top 40 of 69 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 55 | 2022 | +6% | 2003 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 40 | 2022 | +185% | 2003 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 39 | 2022 | +259% | 2003 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 34 | 2022 | -6% | 2003 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 23 | 2022 | -16% | 2003 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 20 | 2022 | -39% | 2003 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 20 | 2022 | -9% | 2003 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 19 | 2022 | -52% | 2003 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 18 | 2022 | -33% | 2003 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 15 | 2019 | +106% | 2004 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 12 | 2019 | -77% | 2004 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2022 | -21% | 2003 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2022 | +27% | 2004 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2019 | +8% | 2007 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2022 | -13% | 2007 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 7 | 2022 | +7% | 2011 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 6 | 2022 | -67% | 2003 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 6 | 2022 | +38% | 2006 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2022 | +0% | 2005 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 5 | 2019 | -56% | 2003 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2022 | -47% | 2003 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2010 | +25% | 2006 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2019 | +0% | 2003 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2022 | -14% | 2004 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2019 | -25% | 2009 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 2022 | -78% | 2003 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 2 | 2016 | +100% | 1994 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 2 | 2019 | -50% | 2007 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 2 | 2022 | -54% | 2005 | |
| Summer Tanager | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2018 | +0% | 2009 | |
| Cactus Wren | Troglodytidae | 2 | 2018 | -50% | 1994 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 2 | 2022 | +25% | 2005 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 2 | 2022 | -50% | 2007 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 2 | 2012 | +50% | 2006 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2018 | +100% | 2005 | |
| Verdin | Remizidae | 2 | 2015 | -78% | 2006 | |
| Golden-fronted Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2022 | +20% | 2015 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 2 | 2011 | n/a | n/a | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 2 | 2022 | +50% | 2016 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 2 | 2022 | +100% | 2015 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.