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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 36

Randado Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

91Species 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 →
45Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2024Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Randado

Top 40 of 91 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Randado 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
Cave SwallowHirundinidae1072024+48%1986
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae512024-22%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae492015+439%1990
Mourning DoveColumbidae482024+83%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae382024-52%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae342024-3%1969
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae212024-50%1969
Painted BuntingCardinalidae212024-52%1969
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae162024-26%1969
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae162024+125%1969
Olive SparrowPasserellidae162024+800%1975
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae152024+340%2008
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae142024-82%1969
Turkey VultureCathartidae112023-19%1969
House SparrowPasseridae112024-85%1969
European StarlingSturnidae102024-23%1980
Crested CaracaraFalconidae92024+92%1969
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae82024+120%1969
White-winged DoveColumbidae72024+275%1969
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae72024-64%1969
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae62024-85%1969
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae62024-31%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae62024-59%1974
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae61994+500%1985
Rock PigeonColumbidae52019-21%1969
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52024-20%1969
Black VultureCathartidae52023+43%1979
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-65%1969
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae42009+220%1970
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-35%1969
Long-billed ThrasherMimidae42024+300%1982
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae41988+150%1974
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42024+240%1975
KilldeerCharadriidae32024-44%1969
Common Ground DoveColumbidae32024+40%1969
Inca DoveColumbidae32023-38%1970
Common PauraqueCaprimulgidae32014+0%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32024-97%1971
Orchard OrioleIcteridae32009+25%1973
Chimney SwiftApodidae32024+38%1976

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