BBS Route · Texas · BCR 36
Rachal Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 99 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.
99Species Recorded
47Years Surveyed
1967–2023Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Rachal
Top 40 of 99 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 122 | 2023 | -14% | 1969 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 91 | 2023 | -6% | 1969 | |
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalidae | 80 | 2023 | +22% | 1969 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 66 | 2023 | -32% | 1969 | |
| Brown-crested Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 62 | 2023 | +352% | 1969 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 58 | 2023 | -8% | 1969 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 55 | 2023 | -5% | 1969 | |
| Golden-fronted Woodpecker | Picidae | 48 | 2023 | +38% | 1969 | |
| Wood Stork | Ciconiidae | 37 | 1970 | n/a | n/a | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 35 | 2023 | +8% | 1969 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 35 | 2023 | -20% | 1970 | |
| Pyrrhuloxia | Cardinalidae | 31 | 2023 | -79% | 1969 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 22 | 2023 | -51% | 1969 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 22 | 2023 | +625% | 1975 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 21 | 2023 | +240% | 1969 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 19 | 2023 | +83% | 1969 | |
| Olive Sparrow | Passerellidae | 18 | 2023 | +500% | 1972 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 17 | 2023 | +283% | 1969 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 16 | 2023 | +24% | 1969 | |
| Neotropic Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 16 | 2011 | n/a | n/a | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 15 | 2023 | +58% | 1969 | |
| Bronzed Cowbird | Icteridae | 14 | 2023 | +106% | 1969 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 14 | 2023 | -73% | 1972 | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 14 | 2023 | +200% | 1983 | |
| Common Ground Dove | Columbidae | 12 | 2023 | +59% | 1969 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 12 | 2023 | +233% | 1969 | |
| Couch's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2023 | +480% | 1984 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2023 | +375% | 1994 | |
| Hooded Oriole | Icteridae | 9 | 2023 | +333% | 1983 | |
| Black-crested Titmouse | Paridae | 8 | 2023 | +425% | 1970 | |
| Long-billed Thrasher | Mimidae | 8 | 2023 | +43% | 1978 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 7 | 1996 | -62% | 1988 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 7 | 2023 | +7% | 2010 | |
| Lesser Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 5 | 1996 | +55% | 1970 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2023 | +20% | 1980 | |
| Curve-billed Thrasher | Mimidae | 5 | 2023 | -63% | 1969 | |
| Great Kiskadee | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | +233% | 1986 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 2021 | -47% | 1970 | |
| Crested Caracara | Falconidae | 4 | 2023 | +480% | 1975 | |
| Green Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 2023 | -13% | 1974 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.