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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 36 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2025Span
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
Northern CardinalCardinalidae392025+38%1973
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae322025+33%1973
Northern MockingbirdMimidae292025-67%1973
Bell's VireoVireonidae28202513×1973
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae262025-40%1973
Turkey VultureCathartidae212025+90%1973
Painted BuntingCardinalidae192025+131%1973
Mourning DoveColumbidae162025-52%1973
House FinchFringillidae142025-39%1973
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae102025-74%1973
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae92025-56%1973
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae91979n/an/a
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae82025+8%1973
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae72025-35%1973
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72025+9%1973
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae72025+383%1973
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae62025+22%1974
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae62025+79%1973
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae62025-68%1975
Western KingbirdTyrannidae62025-6%1992
White-winged DoveColumbidae62025+575%1980
Purple MartinHirundinidae62023+8%2013
Scott's OrioleIcteridae52025+133%1978
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52019+17%1994
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae52025+41%1994
Common RavenCorvidae52025+17%2010
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52025-57%2013
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae42025-9%1973
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025-58%1973
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae32019+10%1999
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22023+33%1974
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22023-29%1973
Orchard OrioleIcteridae22025-24%1973
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae22025-97%1973
Canyon TowheePasserellidae22025-89%1973
Varied BuntingCardinalidae22025+17%1998
House SparrowPasseridae22025-74%1973
Black-crested TitmouseParidae21994+100%1968
VerdinRemizidae22025-79%1974
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22024-87%1977

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