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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 31 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
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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
White-winged DoveColumbidae542025+567%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae352025+0%1996
House SparrowPasseridae172025-67%1996
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae162025-32%1996
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae132025-56%1996
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae132025+370%2008
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae102024-79%1996
House FinchFringillidae72025-42%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52025-61%1996
European StarlingSturnidae42025-33%1996
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae42025+40%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025+33%2004
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae42011+200%2006
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32025-83%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32019+200%1996
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32024+25%2013
MallardAnatidae22022-50%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae22024-68%1996
Rock PigeonColumbidae22025-58%1996
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22025-86%1996
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae22021-50%1996
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae22010-77%1996
VerdinRemizidae22009-36%1996
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae22022+50%2010
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae22002+100%1995
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae21996n/an/a
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae22016-17%1999
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae22014+25%2003
Wood DuckAnatidae22018n/an/a
Mexican DuckAnatidae22025-77%2022
Snowy EgretArdeidae12022-18%1997
Western Cattle-EgretArdeidae12022-81%1996
Common GallinuleRallidae11995+0%1994
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae12023+60%1997
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae12025+36%1996
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12025+50%2016
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 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.