BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 18
Ninaview Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 19 survey years, still active.
90Species Recorded
19Years Surveyed
1994–2024Span
5Observers
Bird Species Found on Colorado Ninaview
Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 84 | 2024 | +95% | 1996 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 55 | 2024 | +5% | 1996 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 39 | 2024 | -59% | 1996 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 29 | 2024 | -14% | 2001 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 21 | 2024 | -43% | 1996 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 17 | 2024 | -65% | 1996 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 17 | 2018 | +35% | 2000 | |
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 17 | 2001 | +0% | 2000 | |
| Green-tailed Towhee | Passerellidae | 13 | 2000 | 13× | 1994 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 12 | 2017 | +550% | 2010 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 11 | 2001 | +6% | 1995 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 9 | 2015 | +42% | 2000 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 8 | 2024 | -72% | 2004 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 8 | 2024 | +300% | 2012 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 7 | 2024 | +167% | 1996 | |
| Chihuahuan Raven | Corvidae | 5 | 2012 | -52% | 2001 | |
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycillidae | 5 | 2016 | n/a | n/a | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 4 | 2023 | +61% | 2004 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2024 | +46% | 1996 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2018 | +40% | 2004 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2024 | -36% | 1996 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2024 | -76% | 1996 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 2017 | -14% | 1996 | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Scolopacidae | 3 | 2024 | -21% | 2006 | |
| Greater Roadrunner | Cuculidae | 3 | 2017 | +200% | 2000 | |
| Lewis's Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2024 | +100% | 2014 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 3 | 2021 | +167% | 2007 | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | +133% | 2010 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 2 | 2023 | +0% | 2001 | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2024 | +175% | 1996 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 2 | 2023 | +83% | 1996 | |
| Common Grackle | Icteridae | 2 | 2023 | -47% | 2000 | |
| Song Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 1996 | +0% | 1995 | |
| Northern Harrier | Accipitridae | 2 | 2004 | +100% | 2000 | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2000 | n/a | n/a | |
| Scott's Oriole | Icteridae | 2 | 2001 | +100% | 2000 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 2 | 2024 | -40% | 2006 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 2 | 2023 | +27% | 2006 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 2 | 2017 | -63% | 2001 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 2 | 2023 | +25% | 2007 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.