BBS Route · Texas · BCR 19
Rotan Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.
74Species Recorded
19Years Surveyed
1976–2024Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Rotan
Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 42 | 2024 | -59% | 1978 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 41 | 2024 | +29% | 2015 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 24 | 2024 | -18% | 1978 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 14 | 2024 | -10% | 2017 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 12 | 2024 | -62% | 1978 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 12 | 2024 | +33% | 1995 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 10 | 2024 | -68% | 1978 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | -79% | 1978 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 10 | 2024 | -90% | 1978 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 10 | 2024 | +100% | 1995 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 2023 | -38% | 2016 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 8 | 2024 | -78% | 1978 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | +825% | 1996 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 7 | 2024 | -15% | 1978 | |
| Golden-fronted Woodpecker | Picidae | 6 | 2024 | +82% | 1978 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +22% | 1978 | |
| Canyon Towhee | Passerellidae | 6 | 1976 | n/a | n/a | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 4 | 2024 | -37% | 1978 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2024 | -97% | 1978 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 4 | 2024 | -51% | 1994 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -61% | 1978 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2021 | -46% | 1978 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | -60% | 1978 | |
| Dickcissel | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2023 | +120% | 1998 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 3 | 2011 | +150% | 1997 | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 2011 | -14% | 1996 | |
| Greater Roadrunner | Cuculidae | 2 | 2018 | +17% | 1997 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 1998 | -71% | 1994 | |
| Chihuahuan Raven | Corvidae | 2 | 2024 | -43% | 2015 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2021 | -92% | 1978 | |
| Curve-billed Thrasher | Mimidae | 2 | 2021 | -59% | 1978 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 2 | 2024 | -75% | 1987 | |
| Indigo Bunting | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2016 | +100% | 1977 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2022 | -60% | 1994 | |
| Chimney Swift | Apodidae | 2 | 2019 | +167% | 1995 | |
| Great Horned Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 1998 | +50% | 1994 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2011 | -55% | 1995 | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardeidae | 2 | 1997 | n/a | n/a | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 1997 | n/a | n/a | |
| Purple Martin | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2024 | -33% | 2016 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.