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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 36

Rachal Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 48 survey years, still active.

99Species 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 →
48Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
7Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Rachal

Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Rachal 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
Painted BuntingCardinalidae1222023-14%1969
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae892025-35%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae752025-3%1969
Wood StorkCiconiidae371970n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae212023+240%1969
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae182025-42%1970
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae172023+283%1969
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae172025+9%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162025-47%1969
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae162025+217%1971
Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocoracidae162011n/an/a
Bronzed CowbirdIcteridae142023+106%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae142023+200%1983
Common Ground DoveColumbidae122023+59%1969
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae122025-27%1969
Western KingbirdTyrannidae102023+375%1994
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae92025+333%1969
Hooded OrioleIcteridae92023+333%1983
Long-billed ThrasherMimidae82023+43%1978
Rock PigeonColumbidae71996-62%1988
White-winged DoveColumbidae72025+650%1975
Turkey VultureCathartidae62025+73%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025-48%1969
House SparrowPasseridae62025-15%1969
Crested CaracaraFalconidae62025+300%1975
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae51996+55%1970
Northern CardinalCardinalidae52025+1%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52025+14%1984
Great KiskadeeTyrannidae52023+233%1986
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52025-30%2010
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae42025+2%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae42025-76%1972
Black VultureCathartidae42023+0%1987
Great EgretArdeidae41982n/an/a
Cave SwallowHirundinidae42023-50%1993
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae32025+22%1969
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae32025+274%1969
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae32023-74%1969
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae32023-11%1971
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae32025-85%1969

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