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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 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 →
14Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2010–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on Texas Quitman Canyon 2

Top 40 of 76 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Quitman Canyon 2 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
Snowy EgretArdeidae502021+265%2012
Northern MockingbirdMimidae392024+14%2012
Mourning DoveColumbidae322024-19%2012
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae282024-4%2012
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae262024-12%2012
White-winged DoveColumbidae202024-34%2012
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae172024-37%2012
VerdinRemizidae152024+21%2012
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae13201913×2010
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112024-58%2012
Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocoracidae102021-23%2018
Western KingbirdTyrannidae92024-50%2012
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae92024-56%2012
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae92024-14%2012
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae82024+188%2012
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62024+38%2012
House FinchFringillidae52024-35%2012
Turkey VultureCathartidae52023+371%2014
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae52023+17%2015
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae42024-5%2012
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024-45%2012
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae42024+20%2013
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42023-57%2013
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae42024-56%2016
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae42019+300%2018
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32024-9%2012
Scott's OrioleIcteridae32024+38%2012
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae32024-17%2012
Cave SwallowHirundinidae32019+33%2014
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32024+33%2014
Bell's VireoVireonidae32024-59%2012
American KestrelFalconidae32024+25%2018
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32019+200%2016
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae32021+46%2018
American CootRallidae32018n/an/a
Great EgretArdeidae32019n/an/a
Mexican DuckAnatidae22021-27%2013
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22022+67%2012
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22024+38%2012
Black PhoebeTyrannidae22022-33%2010

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