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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 35

Coyanda Draw Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 64 species recorded across 28 survey years, still active.

64Species 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 →
28Years 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 Coyanda Draw

Top 40 of 64 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 SparrowPasserellidae1492025+51%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae952025+87%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae952025-38%1996
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae372025-35%1996
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae232025+123%1996
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae232025-48%1996
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae192025-68%1996
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae172025+24%1996
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae132025-72%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae122025+12%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae112025-58%1996
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae82025-78%1996
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72025+7%1997
Bell's VireoVireonidae72025+280%1998
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62024+140%2001
Painted BuntingCardinalidae52025+229%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae52025+40%2001
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42025+500%1997
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae32017+50%1998
House FinchFringillidae32025-25%1999
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32025+200%1997
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae32024+83%2002
American Barn OwlTytonidae32018+100%2014
Northern CardinalCardinalidae32025+60%2022
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22021-75%1996
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae22021-93%1996
Scott's OrioleIcteridae22025-77%1996
Cave SwallowHirundinidae21994n/an/a
Long-billed ThrasherMimidae21994n/an/a
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae22025+25%1999
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22025-50%1999
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22021+0%1997
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22002+100%1996
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22024+100%2001
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22017-25%2011
Orchard OrioleIcteridae22025-50%2003
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae22019+100%2009
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22025n/an/a
White-winged DoveColumbidae12021+0%1994
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae12021-50%1998

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.