BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 16
Antonito Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 59 species recorded across 9 survey years, no longer active.
59Species Recorded
9Years Surveyed
1995–2004Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on Colorado Antonito
Top 40 of 59 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 84 | 2004 | -62% | 1997 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 38 | 2004 | -5% | 1997 | |
| Sage Thrasher | Mimidae | 28 | 2004 | -61% | 1997 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 27 | 2004 | -26% | 1997 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 26 | 1996 | n/a | n/a | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 22 | 2004 | -9% | 1997 | |
| American Crow | Corvidae | 17 | 2004 | +17% | 1997 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 17 | 2002 | -13% | 1998 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 16 | 2004 | +62% | 1997 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 15 | 2004 | -15% | 1997 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 11 | 2002 | +50% | 1997 | |
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 11 | 2000 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 9 | 2004 | -19% | 1997 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 9 | 2004 | -7% | 1997 | |
| Sagebrush Sparrow | Passerellidae | 8 | 2004 | -47% | 1997 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 2004 | -47% | 1997 | |
| Golden Eagle | Accipitridae | 5 | 1996 | n/a | n/a | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 5 | 2004 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 4 | 1999 | +250% | 1996 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 4 | 1998 | +300% | 1997 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 4 | 2002 | +100% | 1999 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2000 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2004 | -17% | 1998 | |
| Wilson's Snipe | Scolopacidae | 2 | 2001 | +100% | 1997 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 2 | 1998 | -33% | 1995 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2002 | +100% | 1997 | |
| American Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 2 | 1995 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 1995 | n/a | n/a | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2004 | -18% | 1997 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 2002 | +0% | 1998 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 2 | 2004 | -64% | 1999 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 2 | 2004 | +300% | 1997 | |
| Bank Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2000 | -25% | 1997 | |
| Mountain Plover | Charadriidae | 2 | 2004 | -25% | 2000 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2000 | -78% | 1998 | |
| Ferruginous Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2001 | n/a | n/a | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 1 | 1999 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 1 | 2001 | -60% | 1999 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 1 | 2004 | -17% | 1997 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 1 | 2001 | +25% | 1998 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.