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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 36

Mirando City Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 29 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
29Years 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
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Mirando City

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mirando City 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 MockingbirdMimidae982024-7%1972
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae672024-39%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae542024+66%1972
Northern CardinalCardinalidae292024-52%1972
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae222024-77%1972
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae212024+29%1973
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae202024+4%1972
Painted BuntingCardinalidae202024-60%1972
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae182024+30%1972
House FinchFringillidae172024+400%2011
Olive SparrowPasserellidae162024+15%2009
Black VultureCathartidae152022+720%1993
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae152024-35%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae152012-57%1990
Purple MartinHirundinidae132022+100%2008
Crested CaracaraFalconidae102024+650%1973
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae92024-40%1981
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae92024-52%1973
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82024+13%1972
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae82024-73%1972
House SparrowPasseridae82024-27%1972
White-eyed VireoVireonidae82024+0%2007
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae82009n/an/a
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae72024-92%1972
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae72024+110%1973
KilldeerCharadriidae62012+14%1973
DickcisselCardinalidae61993+200%1973
White-winged DoveColumbidae62024+450%2008
Cave SwallowHirundinidae62023-97%2014
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae62024+20%2008
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae52024-23%1972
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae52024+50%1972
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024-12%1973
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae51973n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52024+260%2011
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-21%1981
Common Ground DoveColumbidae42024-27%1973
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae41993-25%1979
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae42014+250%2007
Green JayCorvidae42024-50%2008

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