BBS Route · Texas · BCR 36
Laredo Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 97 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.
97Species Recorded
24Years Surveyed
1994–2023Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Laredo
Top 40 of 97 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 83 | 2023 | +226% | 2017 | |
| Cave Swallow | Hirundinidae | 52 | 2023 | -27% | 1996 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 27 | 2023 | +130% | 1996 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 26 | 2023 | +43% | 1996 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 25 | 2023 | +788% | 1997 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 25 | 2023 | -20% | 1996 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 23 | 2023 | -54% | 1996 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 21 | 2023 | +24% | 1996 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 21 | 2023 | 12× | 1997 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 18 | 2019 | -31% | 2004 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2023 | +141% | 1996 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 16 | 2023 | +220% | 2002 | |
| Pyrrhuloxia | Cardinalidae | 15 | 2023 | -67% | 1996 | |
| Golden-fronted Woodpecker | Picidae | 14 | 2023 | +92% | 1996 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 12 | 2023 | 13× | 1998 | |
| Cactus Wren | Troglodytidae | 11 | 2023 | -64% | 1996 | |
| Lesser Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 10 | 2023 | +89% | 1996 | |
| Chihuahuan Raven | Corvidae | 10 | 2023 | -63% | 1996 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2023 | -53% | 1996 | |
| Brown-crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2023 | +43% | 1996 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 9 | 2023 | +190% | 1999 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 6 | 2021 | +139% | 1998 | |
| Couch's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2023 | +17% | 1996 | |
| Hooded Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 2023 | +238% | 1998 | |
| Olive Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2021 | +143% | 1997 | |
| Crested Caracara | Falconidae | 5 | 2023 | +155% | 1996 | |
| Bronzed Cowbird | Icteridae | 5 | 2018 | +63% | 1998 | |
| Audubon's Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2019 | +150% | 2013 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 2023 | +15% | 2002 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 5 | 2016 | +30% | 2009 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 5 | 2015 | +100% | 2009 | |
| Common Pauraque | Caprimulgidae | 5 | 2004 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2023 | +75% | 1998 | |
| Harris's Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2023 | -50% | 1996 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2018 | +23% | 2003 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2019 | -31% | 1997 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 1998 | n/a | n/a | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 4 | 2010 | +0% | 2002 | |
| White-tipped Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2019 | +25% | 2004 | |
| Long-billed Thrasher | Mimidae | 4 | 2023 | +43% | 2011 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.