BBS Route · Texas · BCR 19
Eldorado Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 39 survey years, still active.
83Species Recorded
39Years Surveyed
1975–2023Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Eldorado
Top 40 of 83 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 97 | 2023 | +36% | 1977 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 79 | 2023 | +29% | 1977 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 69 | 2023 | +8% | 1977 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 41 | 2023 | 24× | 1994 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 31 | 2023 | +488% | 1977 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 26 | 2023 | +31% | 1977 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 25 | 2023 | +933% | 1977 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 25 | 2023 | -76% | 1977 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 25 | 2023 | +864% | 1977 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 22 | 2023 | +464% | 1977 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 22 | 2023 | +43% | 1977 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 19 | 2023 | +125% | 1978 | |
| Golden-fronted Woodpecker | Picidae | 18 | 2023 | +96% | 1977 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 16 | 2023 | +193% | 1977 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 15 | 2023 | 11× | 1979 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 14 | 2023 | -68% | 1977 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 14 | 2023 | -59% | 1977 | |
| Field Sparrow | Passerellidae | 14 | 2023 | +820% | 1992 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 11 | 2023 | -62% | 1977 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 10 | 2023 | +38% | 1977 | |
| Vermilion Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2023 | +160% | 1977 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 10 | 2023 | -66% | 1979 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 9 | 2012 | +25% | 2002 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 9 | 2023 | +93% | 2009 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2023 | +44% | 1993 | |
| Black-crested Titmouse | Paridae | 7 | 2023 | +160% | 1978 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 7 | 2023 | +111% | 1982 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2023 | +200% | 1977 | |
| Chihuahuan Raven | Corvidae | 6 | 1977 | +200% | 1975 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2023 | -83% | 1977 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 2023 | -92% | 1977 | |
| Greater Roadrunner | Cuculidae | 5 | 2023 | +233% | 1995 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 4 | 2023 | -68% | 1978 | |
| Pyrrhuloxia | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2023 | +20% | 1977 | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Turdidae | 3 | 1982 | +50% | 1975 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2023 | +158% | 1982 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 3 | 1981 | n/a | n/a | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 1983 | +200% | 1982 | |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 3 | 2023 | +50% | 1994 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2023 | -11% | 1997 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.