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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 35

Devils R Cyn Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

87Species 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 →
24Years 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
3Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Devils R Cyn

Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Devils R Cyn 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
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae1662025+229%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae1082025+86%1996
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae1052025+116%1996
White-winged DoveColumbidae81202532×1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae652025+152%1996
House FinchFringillidae522025+147%1996
Northern CardinalCardinalidae442025+74%1996
Painted BuntingCardinalidae432025+52%1996
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae422025+218%1996
Turkey VultureCathartidae372025-9%1996
Bell's VireoVireonidae352025+129%1996
Canyon TowheePasserellidae292025+84%1996
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae232025+17%1996
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae222025+157%1996
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae222025-38%1996
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae172025-52%1996
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae162025-10%1996
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae162025+242%2009
Scott's OrioleIcteridae152025-7%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae152025+72%1996
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae142025+360%1996
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae142025-5%1996
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae142025-50%1996
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae132025+92%1997
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae102025+113%2012
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae92025+830%1998
Lark SparrowPasserellidae92025+638%1996
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae92025+140%2015
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae82023+400%1997
Black-crested TitmouseParidae52025+450%1997
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52025+12%2006
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae52023+400%2011
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae42025-49%1996
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42025+0%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42017+140%1997
House SparrowPasseridae42025-33%2001
Great Horned OwlStrigidae32025+200%1994
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32025+50%1998
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae32025-13%1996
Summer TanagerCardinalidae32025+75%1999

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