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Rhome Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 57 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 →
57Years 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
13Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Rhome

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

Species recorded on the Rhome 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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae113202519×1970
House SparrowPasseridae822025-35%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae692025+100%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae612025-37%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae462025-71%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae452025-31%1969
Painted BuntingCardinalidae442025+500%1969
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae342025+80%1969
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae30202514×1982
American CrowCorvidae252025+713%1973
Purple MartinHirundinidae212025+386%1973
Barn SwallowHirundinidae202025+173%1969
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae192025+382%1975
Turkey VultureCathartidae182025+9%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162025+29%1969
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae132025+380%2011
Rock PigeonColumbidae122022-33%1971
White-winged DoveColumbidae12202516×2009
Lark SparrowPasserellidae112025-86%1969
European StarlingSturnidae112025+822%1971
Chimney SwiftApodidae102024-45%1969
KilldeerCharadriidae92025-35%1969
Western KingbirdTyrannidae92025+300%1971
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae82025+200%1971
American RobinTurdidae82000+120%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72025+49%1969
Carolina ChickadeeParidae72025+360%1971
Black VultureCathartidae62025+122%1984
Common GrackleIcteridae52025+222%1970
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae52025+175%1982
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025+100%1976
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42024-69%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae42025+200%1977
Blue JayCorvidae42025+533%1973
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae42025+250%1988
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae42025+33%2011
Mississippi KiteAccipitridae42025+133%2014
White-eyed VireoVireonidae42025+80%2015
Horned LarkAlaudidae31982-22%1969
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32025+20%1969

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