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BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 16

Mesaverde Np Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Colorado Mesaverde Np

Top 40 of 105 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mesaverde Np 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
Spotted TowheePasserellidae1622025+163%1998
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae732025+24%1998
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae682025+204%1998
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae452025+68%1998
Virginia's WarblerParulidae392025+164%1998
Rock PigeonColumbidae302001+373%1998
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae262025+515%1999
White-throated SwiftApodidae242025-50%1998
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae232025+238%1998
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae222025+111%1998
MallardAnatidae172025+400%2001
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae142025-17%1998
American RobinTurdidae142025+10%1998
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae112025+210%1998
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae112025+54%1999
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae102025+140%1998
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae82025+42%1998
Common RavenCorvidae82025-32%1998
Warbling VireoVireonidae82025+300%2000
Rock WrenTroglodytidae82025+333%2002
Turkey VultureCathartidae72025-39%1998
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae72025-88%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72025-54%1998
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72025+360%2007
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae62025+160%1998
Western TanagerCardinalidae62025+167%1999
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae52025+67%1998
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52025+14%1998
BushtitAegithalidae52025+267%2000
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae52025+183%2011
Cassin's FinchFringillidae42006+125%1999
Northern MockingbirdMimidae42025+167%2000
Pine GrosbeakFringillidae42004n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae32025-48%1998
American KestrelFalconidae32025+0%1998
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae32025-42%1998
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae32025+100%1998
Western BluebirdTurdidae32025-50%1999
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae32017+33%2006
American CrowCorvidae32025+17%2011

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.