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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 35

Ft. Davis Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 66 species recorded across 14 survey years, still active.

66Species 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2004–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Ft. Davis

Top 40 of 66 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ft. Davis 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
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae352022n/an/a
Northern MockingbirdMimidae322025+25%2009
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae262025-6%2009
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae222025+145%2009
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae192025-19%2009
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae152025-54%2009
Northern CardinalCardinalidae122025+433%2021
Mourning DoveColumbidae112025+215%2009
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae112025+10%2009
Rock WrenTroglodytidae102025+240%2009
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae92025-27%2009
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae72025+19%2009
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72023-19%2009
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62023+200%2009
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae62022+133%2016
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae62025+60%2014
White-winged DoveColumbidae52025+58%2009
Turkey VultureCathartidae52025-1%2009
Common RavenCorvidae52025-47%2009
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52025+180%2009
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52025-14%2009
Bell's VireoVireonidae52023-11%2019
BushtitAegithalidae52023+80%2008
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52008+150%2004
House SparrowPasseridae52025+400%2012
House FinchFringillidae42025-54%2009
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32025+63%2016
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae32016+50%2004
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae32025-44%2009
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae32025-69%2009
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025-29%2009
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae32022+25%2012
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32025+200%2013
Cave SwallowHirundinidae32012+0%2009
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae32025+150%2021
MallardAnatidae22016+0%2004
KilldeerCharadriidae22019-33%2004
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22025-11%2009
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22016-92%2011
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22022-33%2009

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