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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 35

Presidio Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 17 survey years, still active.

87Species 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 →
17Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Presidio

Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Presidio 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae402025+28%2004
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae262025+84%2004
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae222025+21%2004
Snowy EgretArdeidae202021n/an/a
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae192025+36%2004
House SparrowPasseridae152025+300%2007
VerdinRemizidae152025+160%2004
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae142025+169%2004
Turkey VultureCathartidae122025-54%2004
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae112025+100%2004
Mexican DuckAnatidae112022+8%2009
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae92025+92%2011
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae82012-21%2004
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae82025+325%2004
White-winged DoveColumbidae72025-58%2004
Western KingbirdTyrannidae62023-10%2004
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae62025+333%2007
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae62012-63%2007
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae42025-63%2004
American AvocetRecurvirostridae42001n/an/a
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae42011-20%2006
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae42022-25%2009
Cave SwallowHirundinidae42021-68%2010
Common RavenCorvidae42025n/an/a
MallardAnatidae32004+50%2000
Black VultureCathartidae32025-75%2007
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae32025-17%2004
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae32013+50%2006
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae32019-79%2009
Northern CardinalCardinalidae32023+143%2004
Bell's VireoVireonidae32025-52%2006
Varied BuntingCardinalidae32015+100%2010
Double-crested CormorantPhalacrocoracidae32021n/an/a
Cinnamon TealAnatidae22006-50%2000
Harris's HawkAccipitridae22025+25%2004
House FinchFringillidae22025-52%2004
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae22010+100%2000
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae22000n/an/a
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22025+3%2004
Common Ground DoveColumbidae22012+133%2007

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