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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 13 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 →
13Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2004–2023Span
4Observers

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
Northern MockingbirdMimidae832023+50%2009
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae562023-9%2009
Mourning DoveColumbidae542023+191%2009
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae502023-45%2009
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae452023-21%2009
Turkey VultureCathartidae352023+36%2009
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae352022n/an/a
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae282023+141%2009
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae202023+24%2009
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae132023-4%2009
Canyon TowheePasserellidae92023-43%2009
Western KingbirdTyrannidae82023-17%2009
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae72023+433%2009
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72023+23%2009
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72023-19%2009
White-winged DoveColumbidae62023+75%2009
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62023+200%2009
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62023+120%2009
Scott's OrioleIcteridae62023+50%2011
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae62023-38%2009
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae62022+133%2016
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae52023-40%2009
Common RavenCorvidae52023-53%2009
Bell's VireoVireonidae52023-11%2019
BushtitAegithalidae52023+80%2008
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52008+150%2004
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42023+233%2013
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae42023-77%2009
Rock WrenTroglodytidae42023+100%2009
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42023+233%2013
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42023+100%2014
Northern CardinalCardinalidae42023+67%2021
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae32016+50%2004
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae32022+25%2012
Cave SwallowHirundinidae32012+0%2009
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae32023+200%2019
Vermilion FlycatcherTyrannidae32023-14%2021
MallardAnatidae22016+0%2004
KilldeerCharadriidae22019-33%2004
House FinchFringillidae22023-39%2009

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