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BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 16

Mesaverde Np Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 103 species recorded across 26 survey years, still active.

103Species 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 →
26Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1996–2024Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on Colorado Mesaverde Np

Top 40 of 103 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 TowheePasserellidae1432024+109%1998
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae642024+10%1998
Virginia's WarblerParulidae402024+144%1998
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae392024+27%1998
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae342024+313%1998
Rock PigeonColumbidae302001+373%1998
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae222024+119%1998
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae212024+331%1999
Western TanagerCardinalidae182024+150%1999
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae162024+29%1998
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae112024+68%1998
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae102024-54%1998
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae92024+140%1998
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae92024+0%1998
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae92024-47%1998
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae82023+83%2008
Warbling VireoVireonidae72024+214%2000
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae72024+240%2007
Turkey VultureCathartidae62024-54%1998
Northern MockingbirdMimidae62024+150%2000
American RobinTurdidae62024+43%1998
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae62024+117%2011
Common RavenCorvidae52024-45%1998
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae52023-87%1998
Gray VireoVireonidae52024+114%2016
Mourning DoveColumbidae42024-26%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae42024+100%1998
Cassin's FinchFringillidae42006+125%1999
MallardAnatidae42024+100%2001
Western BluebirdTurdidae42024-25%1999
Rock WrenTroglodytidae42024+300%2002
Pine GrosbeakFringillidae42004n/an/a
White-throated SwiftApodidae32024-84%1998
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae32023-58%1998
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae32024+60%1998
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae32024+100%1998
BushtitAegithalidae32023+300%2000
Black-capped ChickadeeParidae32017+33%2006
Canada GooseAnatidae32003-77%2001
Long-eared OwlStrigidae32005-25%2004

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