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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 35

Salt Flat Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 63 species recorded across 11 survey years, no longer active.

63Species 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 →
11Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1995–2015Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Salt Flat

Top 40 of 63 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Salt Flat 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
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae382015-10%2005
Northern MockingbirdMimidae352015-28%2005
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae212015-56%2006
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae192015+30%2005
House FinchFringillidae172015+87%2005
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae112015+0%2009
Black-chinned SparrowPasserellidae92015+120%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae82015+0%2005
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82006-89%2003
Turkey VultureCathartidae72015-30%2005
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae72015-9%2011
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae62015-56%2010
VerdinRemizidae62015-41%2005
Western KingbirdTyrannidae52015-46%2005
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae52015+11%2005
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae52015+200%2009
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42015-48%2005
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42013-43%2010
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae32015-20%2003
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32015-40%2005
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae32015+43%2010
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae32015-25%2009
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32006n/an/a
Western TanagerCardinalidae32013-33%2010
Burrowing OwlStrigidae21995n/an/a
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22015+0%2003
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae22006-33%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22015-40%2010
White-winged DoveColumbidae22015+82%2006
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22015+0%2012
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae22012-33%2003
Crissal ThrasherMimidae22003n/an/a
Golden EagleAccipitridae22013+100%2006
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae22006n/an/a
Bell's VireoVireonidae22015+0%2011
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae22013+100%2010
Common RavenCorvidae22011n/an/a
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae22013n/an/a
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae12015-20%2009
American KestrelFalconidae11995n/an/a

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