BBS Route · Texas · BCR 36
El Indio Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 12 survey years, no longer active.
87Species Recorded
12Years Surveyed
1970–2007Span
7Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas El Indio
Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 60 | 2000 | +33% | 1972 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 44 | 2007 | -85% | 1972 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 42 | 2007 | -75% | 1972 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 40 | 2001 | +275% | 1994 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 32 | 2007 | -2% | 1972 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 32 | 2007 | -10% | 1972 | |
| Cave Swallow | Hirundinidae | 30 | 2007 | -77% | 1997 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 28 | 1972 | +600% | 1970 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 19 | 2007 | -81% | 1972 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 17 | 2007 | +500% | 1972 | |
| Cactus Wren | Troglodytidae | 17 | 2001 | -76% | 1972 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 14 | 2000 | +250% | 1998 | |
| Pyrrhuloxia | Cardinalidae | 13 | 2007 | -79% | 1972 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 12 | 2007 | -55% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 11 | 2007 | -30% | 1974 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 2007 | -78% | 1972 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2007 | +163% | 1997 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 9 | 2007 | +175% | 1974 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 9 | 2007 | +2% | 1972 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2007 | +5% | 1999 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 8 | 2007 | +12% | 1972 | |
| Golden-fronted Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2007 | +188% | 1972 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 8 | 1998 | +33% | 1994 | |
| Black Vulture | Cathartidae | 7 | 2001 | +733% | 1994 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2007 | +18% | 1972 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 7 | 2007 | -75% | 1972 | |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 6 | 2001 | +110% | 1998 | |
| Lesser Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 2007 | -60% | 1972 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2000 | -64% | 1974 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 4 | 2007 | +382% | 1972 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 3 | 2001 | -56% | 1972 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2001 | +250% | 1971 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2007 | -75% | 1972 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 3 | 2001 | -91% | 1972 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 1972 | n/a | n/a | |
| Long-billed Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 1999 | +200% | 1994 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 3 | 2001 | +0% | 1998 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 2007 | -38% | 1972 | |
| Harris's Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2007 | +140% | 1972 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.