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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 71 species recorded across 19 survey years, no longer active.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 Recorded
19Years Surveyed
1969–1987Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on Texas Valentine
Top 40 of 71 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 106 | 1987 | -21% | 1971 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 45 | 1987 | +523% | 1971 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 43 | 1987 | +3% | 1971 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 37 | 1987 | +1% | 1971 | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 31 | 1987 | +13% | 1971 | |
| Canyon Towhee | Passerellidae | 26 | 1987 | -17% | 1971 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 23 | 1987 | +55% | 1972 | |
| Cactus Wren | Troglodytidae | 18 | 1987 | -30% | 1971 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 1987 | -79% | 1971 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 10 | 1986 | -53% | 1971 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 1987 | -9% | 1973 | |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | 9 | 1987 | -67% | 1971 | |
| Western Bluebird | Turdidae | 6 | 1986 | +167% | 1974 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 6 | 1985 | +54% | 1973 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 5 | 1987 | -15% | 1971 | |
| White-throated Swift | Apodidae | 5 | 1987 | -62% | 1971 | |
| Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 5 | 1987 | -12% | 1971 | |
| Scott's Oriole | Icteridae | 5 | 1987 | +21% | 1971 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 5 | 1987 | -42% | 1971 | |
| Rufous-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 1986 | -17% | 1975 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 1987 | +60% | 1972 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1987 | +55% | 1971 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 1987 | -13% | 1971 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 3 | 1987 | -60% | 1972 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 3 | 1987 | -28% | 1971 | |
| Curve-billed Thrasher | Mimidae | 3 | 1987 | -66% | 1971 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 3 | 1986 | +0% | 1979 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 3 | 1987 | +33% | 1980 | |
| Verdin | Remizidae | 3 | 1984 | n/a | n/a | |
| Greater Roadrunner | Cuculidae | 2 | 1987 | -43% | 1974 | |
| Common Poorwill | Caprimulgidae | 2 | 1987 | +14% | 1972 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 1987 | +17% | 1971 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 1987 | -40% | 1971 | |
| Phainopepla | Ptiliogonatidae | 2 | 1987 | -20% | 1976 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 2 | 1987 | -50% | 1971 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 2 | 1987 | -81% | 1971 | |
| Black-crested Titmouse | Paridae | 2 | 1986 | +100% | 1972 | |
| Chihuahuan Meadowlark | Icteridae | 2 | 1980 | -94% | 1971 | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falconidae | 2 | 1972 | n/a | n/a | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 2 | 1975 | -50% | 1973 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.