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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 35

Hot Springs Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 52 survey years, still active.

74Species 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 →
52Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1967–2025Span
14Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Hot Springs

Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Hot Springs 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
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae282025-46%1969
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae242025-83%1969
Northern MockingbirdMimidae242025-77%1969
Northern CardinalCardinalidae182025+250%1986
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae162025-61%1969
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae102025-67%1969
White-throated SwiftApodidae92006+125%1998
House FinchFringillidae62025-86%1969
Mourning DoveColumbidae52025-81%1969
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae41996+100%1967
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42019+125%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae32025-42%1969
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae32025-72%1969
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae31968n/an/a
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+175%1971
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32000+0%1974
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32023+200%1996
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae22025-89%1969
Common RavenCorvidae22023+0%1969
Scott's OrioleIcteridae22024-79%1969
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae21967n/an/a
Canyon TowheePasserellidae22025-81%1969
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22025-70%1969
House SparrowPasseridae22024-14%1970
Rock WrenTroglodytidae22025-38%1970
VerdinRemizidae22025-90%1969
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae22025-71%1969
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae22010+17%1977
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae22023+70%1972
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae22010+20%1975
Summer TanagerCardinalidae22001+100%1985
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae21993n/an/a
White-winged DoveColumbidae12019-44%1969
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae12025-53%1969
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae12024-67%1969
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae12008+0%1967
Western KingbirdTyrannidae12014-33%1993
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12025-67%1969
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae12025-76%1969
Varied BuntingCardinalidae12018+0%1976

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