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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 36

Raymondville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 138 species recorded across 46 survey years, still active.

138Species 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 →
46Years 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
19Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Raymondville

Top 40 of 138 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Raymondville 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae1882024+36%1971
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae1442024-80%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae902024-87%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae792024+172%1971
Cave SwallowHirundinidae412024-18%2006
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae362024+400%1981
Bronzed CowbirdIcteridae302024-7%1971
Lark SparrowPasserellidae29202413×1971
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae242024+207%1971
Couch's KingbirdTyrannidae232024+354%1975
White-winged DoveColumbidae212024+86%1971
House SparrowPasseridae192024-93%1971
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae172024+533%1973
Rock PigeonColumbidae162024+138%1987
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae152024-87%1971
Common Ground DoveColumbidae142024+27%1971
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae13202411×1971
DickcisselCardinalidae132024+305%1971
Groove-billed AniCuculidae122024+31%1973
Horned LarkAlaudidae122024+72%1974
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae112024-23%1971
Painted BuntingCardinalidae112024+65%1974
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae112024+400%1995
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae102024+63%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae102024-64%1976
Olive SparrowPasserellidae102024+433%1972
Great KiskadeeTyrannidae102024+300%1975
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae101992+900%1974
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae92024+15%1971
Hooded OrioleIcteridae92024+117%1979
Northern ShovelerAnatidae91990n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae82024+100%1971
Northern CardinalCardinalidae82024+86%1971
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82024+67%1994
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82024-14%2008
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae72024-76%1971
Green JayCorvidae72024+200%1984
Black VultureCathartidae72024+200%1989
Tree SwallowHirundinidae71990n/an/a
Common GallinuleRallidae62008-62%1972

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