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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 35

Quitman Canyon 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 15 survey years, still active.

77Species 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 →
15Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2010–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on Texas Quitman Canyon 2

Top 40 of 77 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
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae712025-19%2012
Northern MockingbirdMimidae702025+16%2012
Snowy EgretArdeidae502021+265%2012
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae392025-11%2012
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae302025-32%2012
Mourning DoveColumbidae292025-22%2012
White-winged DoveColumbidae282025-37%2012
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae202025+182%2012
House FinchFringillidae172025-33%2012
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae162025-47%2012
VerdinRemizidae162025+36%2012
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae13201913×2010
Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocoracidae102021-23%2018
House SparrowPasseridae92025+175%2012
Western KingbirdTyrannidae82025-62%2012
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82025-18%2012
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52025-58%2012
Scott's OrioleIcteridae52025+63%2012
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52025-10%2012
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae42024-5%2012
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42025-9%2012
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42025-48%2012
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae42025-25%2012
Pied-billed GrebePodicipedidae42019+300%2018
Cave SwallowHirundinidae32019+33%2014
Bell's VireoVireonidae32025-63%2012
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae32025-4%2012
American KestrelFalconidae32024+25%2018
Great Blue HeronArdeidae32019+200%2016
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32025+0%2016
Black-crowned Night HeronArdeidae32021+46%2018
American CootRallidae32018n/an/a
Great EgretArdeidae32019n/an/a
Mexican DuckAnatidae22021-27%2013
KilldeerCharadriidae22025-50%2013
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22025+40%2013
Summer TanagerCardinalidae22024-40%2012
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22023+33%2012
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22025-50%2013
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22025+50%2014

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