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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 21

Rhome Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 56 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
56Years 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
13Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Rhome

Top 40 of 90 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 CardinalCardinalidae139202414×1970
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae1092024+41%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae882024+61%1969
DickcisselCardinalidae822024-37%1969
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae722024+80%1969
House SparrowPasseridae702024-55%1969
Eastern MeadowlarkIcteridae632024-79%1969
Barn SwallowHirundinidae622024+232%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae512024-40%1969
European StarlingSturnidae49202411×1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae482024+31%1969
Painted BuntingCardinalidae382024+380%1969
Purple MartinHirundinidae372024+314%1973
White-winged DoveColumbidae35202414×2009
American CrowCorvidae342024+525%1973
KilldeerCharadriidae212024-22%1969
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae212024+155%1971
Carolina WrenTroglodytidae202024+633%2008
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae172024+246%1975
Turkey VultureCathartidae142024+55%1969
Eastern BluebirdTurdidae142024+233%1988
Blue JayCorvidae132024+467%1973
Rock PigeonColumbidae122022-33%1971
Carolina ChickadeeParidae122024+400%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae11202424×1982
Chimney SwiftApodidae102024-45%1969
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102024+275%2013
House FinchFringillidae92024+333%2019
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae82024-44%1969
Black VultureCathartidae82024+156%1984
American RobinTurdidae82000+120%1972
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae72024-69%1985
Western KingbirdTyrannidae62024+267%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62024+160%2011
Indigo BuntingCardinalidae52024+167%1988
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42024-69%1969
Horned LarkAlaudidae31982-22%1969
Eastern PhoebeTyrannidae32024+200%1977
Great Horned OwlStrigidae32012+67%1986
Red-bellied WoodpeckerPicidae32024+125%1982

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