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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 36

Hondo Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

114Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Hondo

Top 40 of 114 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
Northern MockingbirdMimidae1572024+62%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1222024+413%1971
House SparrowPasseridae1092024-38%1971
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae912024+680%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae612024+6%1971
DickcisselCardinalidae502024+121%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae472024-19%1971
Painted BuntingCardinalidae452024+78%1971
Barn SwallowHirundinidae452024+892%1973
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae442024+154%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae432024+412%1971
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae352024-35%1971
Lark SparrowPasserellidae282024+53%1971
Olive SparrowPasserellidae23202423×1981
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae232024+311%1979
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae182024+120%1971
Cave SwallowHirundinidae182024-10%1993
Purple MartinHirundinidae172024-19%1971
Black-crested TitmouseParidae172024+425%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae162024+130%1971
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae162024+125%1971
European StarlingSturnidae162024+615%1975
Common Ground DoveColumbidae152024+115%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae152024+117%1971
House FinchFringillidae152024+333%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae142024-48%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae142024+625%2005
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae132024+12%1971
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae112024+120%1971
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae112024-63%1971
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae112024+533%1977
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae92023+129%1971
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae92024+178%1971
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae92024+300%1977
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae82024+243%1971
VerdinRemizidae82024+260%1974
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82024+114%1979
Tufted TitmouseParidae82008+43%2000
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae72024+111%1974
Inca DoveColumbidae72024+0%1975

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.