BBS Route · Texas · BCR 35
Quitman Canyon 2 Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 76 species recorded across 14 survey years, still active.
76Species Recorded
14Years Surveyed
2010–2024Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Quitman Canyon 2
Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 50 | 2021 | +265% | 2012 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 39 | 2024 | +14% | 2012 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 32 | 2024 | -19% | 2012 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 28 | 2024 | -4% | 2012 | |
| Gambel's Quail | Odontophoridae | 26 | 2024 | -12% | 2012 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 20 | 2024 | -34% | 2012 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 17 | 2024 | -37% | 2012 | |
| Verdin | Remizidae | 15 | 2024 | +21% | 2012 | |
| Black-necked Stilt | Recurvirostridae | 13 | 2019 | 13× | 2010 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 11 | 2024 | -58% | 2012 | |
| Neotropic Cormorant | Phalacrocoracidae | 10 | 2021 | -23% | 2018 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 9 | 2024 | -50% | 2012 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | -56% | 2012 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 9 | 2024 | -14% | 2012 | |
| Pyrrhuloxia | Cardinalidae | 8 | 2024 | +188% | 2012 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 6 | 2024 | +38% | 2012 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 5 | 2024 | -35% | 2012 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 5 | 2023 | +371% | 2014 | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2023 | +17% | 2015 | |
| Lesser Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 2024 | -5% | 2012 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | -45% | 2012 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | +20% | 2013 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2023 | -57% | 2013 | |
| Greater Roadrunner | Cuculidae | 4 | 2024 | -56% | 2016 | |
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podicipedidae | 4 | 2019 | +300% | 2018 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -9% | 2012 | |
| Scott's Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | +38% | 2012 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -17% | 2012 | |
| Cave Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2019 | +33% | 2014 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 2024 | +33% | 2014 | |
| Bell's Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2024 | -59% | 2012 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 3 | 2024 | +25% | 2018 | |
| Great Blue Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 2019 | +200% | 2016 | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Ardeidae | 3 | 2021 | +46% | 2018 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 3 | 2018 | n/a | n/a | |
| Great Egret | Ardeidae | 3 | 2019 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mexican Duck | Anatidae | 2 | 2021 | -27% | 2013 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2022 | +67% | 2012 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 2 | 2024 | +38% | 2012 | |
| Black Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2022 | -33% | 2010 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.