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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 36

Hondo Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 116 species recorded across 53 survey years, still active.

116Species 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 →
53Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Hondo

Top 40 of 116 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hondo 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
House SparrowPasseridae1612025-20%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae1332025+44%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae1132025+76%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1122025+312%1971
DickcisselCardinalidae822025+218%1971
Lark SparrowPasserellidae782025+118%1971
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae762025+848%1972
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae562025+194%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae562025+427%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae482025-2%1971
Painted BuntingCardinalidae482025+84%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae46202511×2005
Black-crested TitmouseParidae322025+475%1971
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae262025+52%1971
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae252025-29%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae232025+190%1971
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae232025+100%1971
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae232025+108%1971
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae212025+167%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae212025+758%1973
Cave SwallowHirundinidae212025-23%1993
Black VultureCathartidae202025+217%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae192025+167%1971
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae192025-74%1971
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae182025+188%1971
European StarlingSturnidae152025+654%1975
Purple MartinHirundinidae122025-17%1971
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae112025+214%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae112025-43%1971
Crested CaracaraFalconidae112025+500%1979
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae112025+322%1979
White-winged DoveColumbidae102025+100%1971
Olive SparrowPasserellidae9202519×1981
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae82025-50%1971
House FinchFringillidae82025+333%1972
Tufted TitmouseParidae82008+43%2000
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72025+111%1974
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae72025+186%1979
Common GrackleIcteridae72025-95%2007
Common Ground DoveColumbidae62025+90%1972

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