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BBS Route · Texas · BCR 35

Van Horn Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 61 species recorded across 7 survey years, still active.

61Species 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 →
7Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2017–2024Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Texas Van Horn

Top 40 of 61 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Van Horn 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
Mourning DoveColumbidae582024+135%2019
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae302024-38%2019
Western KingbirdTyrannidae252024-21%2019
House FinchFringillidae242024+12%2019
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae182024-4%2019
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae172024-1%2019
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae122024-26%2019
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae122024-26%2019
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae102024-36%2019
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae102024-29%2019
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae102024+107%2021
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae82024-41%2019
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82024-51%2019
White-winged DoveColumbidae8202414×2019
House SparrowPasseridae72024-12%2019
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae62024-37%2019
Turkey VultureCathartidae52024-40%2019
VerdinRemizidae52024-72%2019
Lesser NighthawkCaprimulgidae52024+60%2021
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae42023+20%2019
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42024-17%2019
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42024-47%2019
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae42024+0%2019
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42024+150%2019
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae32024-65%2019
Common RavenCorvidae32024-33%2021
Bronzed CowbirdIcteridae32024-40%2017
Scott's OrioleIcteridae32024+25%2019
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae32023-44%2018
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22017n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22024-60%2019
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22024+43%2021
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae22024-33%2019
Bell's VireoVireonidae22024-50%2019
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae22024+50%2019
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22018n/an/a
Mexican DuckAnatidae22019n/an/a
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae22023+100%2022
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12024-60%2018
American KestrelFalconidae12017n/an/a

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