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 Recorded
27Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 66 | 2024 | +13% | 1996 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 52 | 2024 | -54% | 1996 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 41 | 2024 | -40% | 1996 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 32 | 2024 | +14% | 1996 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 20 | 2024 | +29% | 1996 | |
| Pyrrhuloxia | Cardinalidae | 18 | 2024 | -61% | 1996 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 18 | 2024 | +30% | 1996 | |
| Lesser Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 17 | 2024 | -68% | 1996 | |
| Painted Bunting | Cardinalidae | 12 | 2024 | +257% | 1996 | |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | 11 | 2024 | +73% | 1996 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 9 | 2024 | +340% | 1998 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 7 | 2024 | -28% | 1996 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 6 | 2024 | +525% | 1997 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 6 | 2024 | +140% | 2001 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | -27% | 1997 | |
| Cactus Wren | Troglodytidae | 5 | 2024 | -78% | 1996 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 2024 | -78% | 1996 | |
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2017 | +50% | 1998 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2023 | +50% | 2012 | |
| Greater Roadrunner | Cuculidae | 3 | 2024 | +83% | 2002 | |
| American Barn Owl | Tytonidae | 3 | 2018 | +100% | 2014 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2021 | -75% | 1996 | |
| Chihuahuan Meadowlark | Icteridae | 2 | 2021 | -93% | 1996 | |
| Scott's Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2023 | -82% | 1996 | |
| Cave Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Long-billed Thrasher | Mimidae | 2 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2021 | +0% | 1997 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2002 | +100% | 1996 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 2 | 2024 | +100% | 1997 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 2024 | +100% | 2001 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2017 | -25% | 2011 | |
| Chihuahuan Raven | Corvidae | 2 | 2019 | +100% | 2009 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 1 | 2021 | +0% | 1994 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 1 | 2021 | -50% | 1998 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 1 | 1994 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 1 | 2022 | -79% | 1996 | |
| Bronzed Cowbird | Icteridae | 1 | 2024 | -79% | 1999 | |
| Canyon Towhee | Passerellidae | 1 | 2019 | -17% | 1996 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 1 | 2024 | -89% | 1996 | |
| Curve-billed Thrasher | Mimidae | 1 | 2023 | +175% | 1999 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.