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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 36

Raymondville Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 137 species recorded across 47 survey years, still active.

137Species 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 →
47Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–2025Span
19Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Raymondville

Top 40 of 137 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae2112025-82%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae1822025+56%1971
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae1552025-79%1971
DickcisselCardinalidae872025+647%1971
Northern MockingbirdMimidae632025+200%1971
Bronzed CowbirdIcteridae452025+23%1971
Lark SparrowPasserellidae43202517×1971
Cave SwallowHirundinidae422025+4%2006
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae312025-83%1971
Black-bellied Whistling-DuckAnatidae262025-11%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae252025+64%2008
Painted BuntingCardinalidae232025+140%1974
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae222025+300%1971
Common Ground DoveColumbidae212025+77%1971
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae212025+414%1981
House SparrowPasseridae202025-93%1971
White-winged DoveColumbidae192025+117%1971
Olive SparrowPasserellidae192025+517%1972
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae17202514×1971
Rock PigeonColumbidae162024+138%1987
Couch's KingbirdTyrannidae152025+339%1975
Black VultureCathartidae152025+667%1989
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae132025+45%1971
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae122025-70%1971
Brown-crested FlycatcherTyrannidae122025+617%1973
Great KiskadeeTyrannidae122025+440%1975
Laughing GullLaridae112025-28%1973
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae112025+383%1995
Northern CardinalCardinalidae102025+79%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae102025+250%1981
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae101992+900%1974
Groove-billed AniCuculidae92025+85%1973
Black-crested TitmouseParidae92025+160%2002
White-tipped DoveColumbidae92025+183%1979
Crested CaracaraFalconidae92025+167%1998
Northern ShovelerAnatidae91990n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae82025+122%1971
Inca DoveColumbidae72025+100%1971
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae72025+111%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72025-60%1976

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