BBS Route · Texas · BCR 35

Ft. Stockton Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 63 species recorded across 20 survey years, still active.

Bird Species Found on Texas Ft. Stockton

Top 40 of 63 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ft. Stockton 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 MockingbirdMimidae352024-75%2006
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae222024-32%2006
White-winged DoveColumbidae192024+55%2006
Turkey VultureCathartidae182024-69%2006
House SparrowPasseridae162023+460%2008
Western KingbirdTyrannidae132024-83%2006
House FinchFringillidae132024-67%2006
Northern CardinalCardinalidae132024+150%2006
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae122024+118%2010
Mourning DoveColumbidae102024-77%2006
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae82024-86%2006
Cave SwallowHirundinidae82023-24%2006
Rock PigeonColumbidae62024+88%2021
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52024-40%2006
Barn SwallowHirundinidae52024-39%2006
BushtitAegithalidae52016-74%2005
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae42023-40%2006
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae42024-57%2006
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32024-51%2006
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae32024-67%2006
Vermilion FlycatcherTyrannidae32012+150%2005
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024-42%2006
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae32024-75%2006
Bell's VireoVireonidae32024+58%2006
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32019-85%2006
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae32008n/an/a
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae32022+200%2019
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22018+75%2009
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae22024-91%2006
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22023-73%2006
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22021-50%2008
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae22016-75%2006
Scott's OrioleIcteridae22024-68%2006
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22021-73%2006
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22023-73%2006
Painted BuntingCardinalidae22024-47%2006
VerdinRemizidae22018-56%2007
Harris's HawkAccipitridae22009+25%2006
Yellow-billed CuckooCuculidae22016-63%2007
Orchard OrioleIcteridae22021+100%2006

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