BBS Route · Texas · BCR 36
Zapata Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 98 species recorded across 18 survey years, no longer active.
98Species Recorded
18Years Surveyed
1967–1987Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Zapata
Top 40 of 98 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 265 | 1984 | +229% | 1969 | |
| Cave Swallow | Hirundinidae | 194 | 1987 | n/a | n/a | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 84 | 1987 | -27% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 76 | 1987 | +118% | 1969 | |
| Cactus Wren | Troglodytidae | 53 | 1987 | +174% | 1969 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 47 | 1987 | +76% | 1969 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 37 | 1987 | -32% | 1969 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 33 | 1987 | -21% | 1969 | |
| Golden-fronted Woodpecker | Picidae | 32 | 1987 | -70% | 1969 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 31 | 1987 | -55% | 1978 | |
| Pyrrhuloxia | Cardinalidae | 30 | 1987 | -82% | 1969 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 24 | 1987 | -35% | 1969 | |
| Brown-crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 20 | 1987 | -32% | 1969 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 18 | 1972 | +800% | 1968 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 16 | 1987 | +50% | 1969 | |
| Forster's Tern | Laridae | 16 | 1979 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 14 | 1987 | +129% | 1982 | |
| Bronzed Cowbird | Icteridae | 12 | 1987 | +97% | 1969 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 1987 | -64% | 1969 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 12 | 1984 | +140% | 1981 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 11 | 1987 | -70% | 1969 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 1987 | +77% | 1969 | |
| Harris's Hawk | Accipitridae | 10 | 1987 | -44% | 1969 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 1987 | -77% | 1969 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 10 | 1987 | +7% | 1970 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 7 | 1979 | +300% | 1971 | |
| Greater Roadrunner | Cuculidae | 7 | 1987 | -14% | 1970 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 1987 | -42% | 1974 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 7 | 1976 | -55% | 1969 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 7 | 1982 | +600% | 1981 | |
| Great Kiskadee | Tyrannidae | 5 | 1987 | +10% | 1969 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 5 | 1987 | -93% | 1969 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 1987 | -97% | 1969 | |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 5 | 1987 | -42% | 1982 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 1987 | -76% | 1969 | |
| Curve-billed Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 1987 | -85% | 1969 | |
| Crested Caracara | Falconidae | 4 | 1987 | +100% | 1977 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 1970 | +0% | 1968 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 1984 | +0% | 1970 | |
| Audubon's Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 1987 | +300% | 1974 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.