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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 35

Quitman Cyn. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 69 species recorded across 8 survey years, no longer active.

69Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1999–2009Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Quitman Cyn.

Top 40 of 69 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Quitman Cyn. 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
White-winged DoveColumbidae692009-11%2001
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae672009+36%2001
Northern MockingbirdMimidae462009-21%2001
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae352009+6%2001
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae352009-28%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae292009-53%2001
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae282009-44%2001
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae232009-9%2001
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae182009-42%2001
VerdinRemizidae182009+33%2001
House FinchFringillidae162009+4%2001
Lucy's WarblerParulidae152009+571%2001
Common YellowthroatParulidae142009+144%2006
Turkey VultureCathartidae132009-61%2001
Bell's VireoVireonidae132009+0%2001
Summer TanagerCardinalidae122009+41%2001
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae102009-4%2001
Ruddy DuckAnatidae102001n/an/a
Black-tailed GnatcatcherPolioptilidae92009+375%2001
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82009-66%2001
Cave SwallowHirundinidae81999n/an/a
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae72009-38%2001
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae62009-21%2001
Scott's OrioleIcteridae62009-29%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae52009-94%2001
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae52009-86%2001
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae52009-80%2001
Snowy EgretArdeidae42009-28%2006
KilldeerCharadriidae42009-32%2001
Mexican DuckAnatidae42009-37%2001
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae32009+200%1999
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae32009+0%2005
Vermilion FlycatcherTyrannidae32008+38%2005
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32006n/an/a
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae32008+200%2006
Harris's HawkAccipitridae22001+0%1999
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae22008-33%2001
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22009-82%2001
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae22009-25%2000
Painted BuntingCardinalidae22008-50%2001

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