BBS Route · Texas · BCR 35
Marfa Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 60 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.
60Species Recorded
18Years Surveyed
2004–2024Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Marfa
Top 40 of 60 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 68 | 2024 | -16% | 2006 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 34 | 2024 | +300% | 2006 | |
| Chihuahuan Meadowlark | Icteridae | 27 | 2024 | +11% | 2006 | |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | 25 | 2024 | -34% | 2006 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 24 | 2023 | -18% | 2006 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 15 | 2024 | -27% | 2006 | |
| Cactus Wren | Troglodytidae | 15 | 2024 | +78% | 2006 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 10 | 2024 | +0% | 2006 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2024 | +32% | 2006 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 10 | 2016 | +325% | 2009 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | +271% | 2006 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | +42% | 2006 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 7 | 2024 | +180% | 2010 | |
| Chihuahuan Raven | Corvidae | 6 | 2019 | +975% | 2006 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 2024 | +107% | 2006 | |
| Phainopepla | Ptiliogonatidae | 6 | 2024 | +500% | 2006 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2024 | +44% | 2012 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 4 | 2024 | -15% | 2006 | |
| Scott's Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | +7% | 2006 | |
| Rufous-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | +220% | 2011 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2024 | +125% | 2009 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 4 | 2017 | +0% | 2009 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 4 | 2023 | -10% | 2017 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 4 | 2023 | +20% | 2016 | |
| Common Poorwill | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 2016 | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | +7% | 2006 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 2006 | |
| Curve-billed Thrasher | Mimidae | 2 | 2024 | +200% | 2009 | |
| Montezuma Quail | Odontophoridae | 2 | 2023 | +0% | 2009 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2023 | +33% | 2010 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2005 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black-tailed Gnatcatcher | Polioptilidae | 2 | 2022 | +100% | 2005 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2022 | -25% | 2011 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 2 | 2016 | -44% | 2012 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2023 | -20% | 2011 | |
| Cave Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2017 | n/a | n/a | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 2 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 2 | 2024 | +0% | 2019 | |
| Black-chinned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 2023 | n/a | n/a | |
| Greater Roadrunner | Cuculidae | 1 | 2024 | +100% | 2009 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.