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BBS Route · Colorado · BCR 16

Pinos Creek Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 66 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.

66Species 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 →
3Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1988–1990Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on Colorado Pinos Creek

Top 40 of 66 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pinos Creek 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
Hermit ThrushTurdidae441990+83%1988
Mountain ChickadeeParidae431990+514%1988
Pine SiskinFringillidae271990-23%1988
Red CrossbillFringillidae21199021×1988
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae181990-28%1988
Pinyon JayCorvidae161988n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae151990+67%1988
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae131990+117%1988
Warbling VireoVireonidae131990+0%1988
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae121990+50%1988
Yellow WarblerParulidae121990-29%1988
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae121990-71%1988
American RobinTurdidae121990-54%1988
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae111989n/an/a
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae101990+400%1988
Mourning DoveColumbidae91990+125%1988
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae91990+50%1988
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae91990-18%1988
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae61990+500%1988
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae61990+100%1988
Cassin's FinchFringillidae61990+20%1988
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae61990+50%1988
Williamson's SapsuckerPicidae51989+150%1988
Canada JayCorvidae51990+400%1988
American CrowCorvidae51989+400%1988
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae51990+67%1988
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae51990+25%1989
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae41989+100%1988
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae41990-20%1988
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae41990-20%1988
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae31990+200%1988
Steller's JayCorvidae31989+0%1988
Common RavenCorvidae31990-40%1988
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae31990-63%1988
Pine GrosbeakFringillidae31990-25%1988
Brown CreeperCerthiidae31989+50%1988
Canada GooseAnatidae31989n/an/a
Song SparrowPasserellidae31990+200%1989
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae31989n/an/a
Western TanagerCardinalidae31990+200%1989

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