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 Recorded
52Years Surveyed
1969–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Hondo
Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 157 | 2024 | +62% | 1971 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 122 | 2024 | +413% | 1971 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 109 | 2024 | -38% | 1971 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 91 | 2024 | +680% | 1972 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 61 | 2024 | +6% | 1971 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 50 | 2024 | +121% | 1971 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 47 | 2024 | -19% | 1971 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 45 | 2024 | +78% | 1971 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 45 | 2024 | +892% | 1973 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 44 | 2024 | +154% | 1971 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 43 | 2024 | +412% | 1971 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 35 | 2024 | -35% | 1971 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 28 | 2024 | +53% | 1971 | |
| Olive Sparrow | Passerellidae | 23 | 2024 | 23× | 1981 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 23 | 2024 | +311% | 1979 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 18 | 2024 | +120% | 1971 | |
| Cave Swallow | Hirundinidae | 18 | 2024 | -10% | 1993 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 17 | 2024 | -19% | 1971 | |
| Black-crested Titmouse | Paridae | 17 | 2024 | +425% | 1971 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 16 | 2024 | +130% | 1971 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 16 | 2024 | +125% | 1971 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 16 | 2024 | +615% | 1975 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 15 | 2024 | +115% | 1972 | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Cuculidae | 15 | 2024 | +117% | 1971 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 15 | 2024 | +333% | 1972 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2024 | -48% | 1971 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 14 | 2024 | +625% | 2005 | |
| Golden-fronted Woodpecker | Picidae | 13 | 2024 | +12% | 1971 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2024 | +120% | 1971 | |
| Pyrrhuloxia | Cardinalidae | 11 | 2024 | -63% | 1971 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 11 | 2024 | +533% | 1977 | |
| Brown-crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2023 | +129% | 1971 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 9 | 2024 | +178% | 1971 | |
| Black-bellied Whistling-Duck | Anatidae | 9 | 2024 | +300% | 1977 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2024 | +243% | 1971 | |
| Verdin | Remizidae | 8 | 2024 | +260% | 1974 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 8 | 2024 | +114% | 1979 | |
| Tufted Titmouse | Paridae | 8 | 2008 | +43% | 2000 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | +111% | 1974 | |
| Inca Dove | Columbidae | 7 | 2024 | +0% | 1975 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.