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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 35

Canutillo Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 70 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

70Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Texas Canutillo

Top 40 of 70 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Canutillo 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 DoveColumbidae612024+36%1996
White-winged DoveColumbidae442024+552%1996
House SparrowPasseridae412024-66%1996
House FinchFringillidae212024-29%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae182024-57%1996
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae172024-22%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162024-47%1996
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae142024+450%2008
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae102024+55%1996
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102024-79%1996
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72024-77%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae62024+150%1996
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae42011+200%2006
European StarlingSturnidae32024-27%1996
American RobinTurdidae32024+317%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32019+200%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae32023+50%2004
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32024+25%2013
MallardAnatidae22022-50%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae22024-68%1996
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22021+50%2016
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae22021-50%1996
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae22010-77%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22024-89%1996
VerdinRemizidae22009-36%1996
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae22022+50%2010
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae22024+20%1997
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae22002+100%1995
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae21996n/an/a
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae22016-17%1999
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae22014+25%2003
Wood DuckAnatidae22018n/an/a
Snowy EgretArdeidae12022-18%1997
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae12022-81%1996
Common GallinuleRallidae11995+0%1994
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae12023+60%1997
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae12024+33%1998
White-throated SwiftApodidae12009+0%1994
Scott's OrioleIcteridae12011-20%1996
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae12013-50%1997

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