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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 35

Longfellow Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 82 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

82Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Longfellow

Top 40 of 82 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Longfellow 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
Turkey VultureCathartidae772024+102%1973
Painted BuntingCardinalidae562024+158%1973
Northern MockingbirdMimidae462024-67%1973
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae422024+36%1973
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae412024-54%1973
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae392024-42%1973
Bell's VireoVireonidae39202417×1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae192024-54%1973
House FinchFringillidae192024-47%1973
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae172024-62%1973
Northern CardinalCardinalidae142024+2%1973
Lark SparrowPasserellidae132024+0%1973
White-winged DoveColumbidae132024+800%1980
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae102024+100%1973
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae102024+367%1973
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae92024-37%1973
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae91979n/an/a
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae92024+24%1994
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae82024-79%1973
Orchard OrioleIcteridae72024+6%1973
Western KingbirdTyrannidae72024-6%1992
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae62024-53%1973
Purple MartinHirundinidae62023+8%2013
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52024+333%1974
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+0%1974
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae52024-23%1973
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52019+17%1994
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae52024-60%1975
House SparrowPasseridae42024-71%1973
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42023-54%2013
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae32018-94%1973
Golden-fronted WoodpeckerPicidae32024-17%2016
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae32019+10%1999
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22023+33%1974
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22023-29%1973
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22024-33%1973
Canyon TowheePasserellidae22023-89%1973
Varied BuntingCardinalidae22023+0%1998
Black-crested TitmouseParidae21994+100%1968
VerdinRemizidae22024-79%1974

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