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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 35

Coyanda Draw Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 63 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

63Species 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 →
27Years 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
4Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Coyanda Draw

Top 40 of 63 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Coyanda Draw 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
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae662024+13%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae522024-54%1996
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae412024-40%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae322024+14%1996
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae202024+29%1996
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae182024-61%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae182024+30%1996
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae172024-68%1996
Painted BuntingCardinalidae122024+257%1996
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae112024+73%1996
Bell's VireoVireonidae92024+340%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024-28%1996
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae62024+525%1997
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62024+140%2001
Western KingbirdTyrannidae52024-27%1997
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae52024-78%1996
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42024-78%1996
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae32017+50%1998
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32023+50%2012
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae32024+83%2002
American Barn OwlTytonidae32018+100%2014
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22021-75%1996
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae22021-93%1996
Scott's OrioleIcteridae22023-82%1996
Cave SwallowHirundinidae21994n/an/a
Long-billed ThrasherMimidae21994n/an/a
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22021+0%1997
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22002+100%1996
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22024+100%1997
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22024+100%2001
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22017-25%2011
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae22019+100%2009
White-winged DoveColumbidae12021+0%1994
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae12021-50%1998
Horned LarkAlaudidae11994n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae12022-79%1996
Bronzed CowbirdIcteridae12024-79%1999
Canyon TowheePasserellidae12019-17%1996
Barn SwallowHirundinidae12024-89%1996
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae12023+175%1999

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