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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 35

Valentine Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 71 species recorded across 19 survey years, no longer active.

71Species 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1969–1987Span
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Bird Species Found on Texas Valentine

Top 40 of 71 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Valentine 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
Northern MockingbirdMimidae1061987-21%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae451987+523%1971
Turkey VultureCathartidae431987+3%1971
Mourning DoveColumbidae371987+1%1971
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae311987+13%1971
Canyon TowheePasserellidae261987-17%1971
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae231987+55%1972
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae181987-30%1971
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae121987-79%1971
Horned LarkAlaudidae101986-53%1971
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae101987-9%1973
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae91987-67%1971
Western BluebirdTurdidae61986+167%1974
BushtitAegithalidae61985+54%1973
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae51987-15%1971
White-throated SwiftApodidae51987-62%1971
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae51987-12%1971
Scott's OrioleIcteridae51987+21%1971
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae51987-42%1971
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae51986-17%1975
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae41987+60%1972
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae31987+55%1971
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae31987-13%1971
House FinchFringillidae31987-60%1972
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae31987-28%1971
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae31987-66%1971
Common RavenCorvidae31986+0%1979
White-winged DoveColumbidae31987+33%1980
VerdinRemizidae31984n/an/a
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae21987-43%1974
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae21987+14%1972
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae21987+17%1971
Lark SparrowPasserellidae21987-40%1971
PhainopeplaPtiliogonatidae21987-20%1976
Rock WrenTroglodytidae21987-50%1971
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae21987-81%1971
Black-crested TitmouseParidae21986+100%1972
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae21980-94%1971
Peregrine FalconFalconidae21972n/an/a
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae21975-50%1973

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