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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Angel Fire 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 123 species recorded across 18 survey years, still active.

123Species 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 →
18Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2005–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on New Mexico Angel Fire 2

Top 40 of 123 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Angel Fire 2 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
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae632024+30%2007
Western TanagerCardinalidae382024+10%2007
American RobinTurdidae372024-9%2007
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae352024-16%2007
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae232024-7%2007
Spotted TowheePasserellidae222024+19%2007
Steller's JayCorvidae192024+25%2007
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae192024-28%2007
Warbling VireoVireonidae182024+30%2007
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae182024+50%2007
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae162024+8%2007
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae162024-49%2007
Tree SwallowHirundinidae152024-14%2007
Common RavenCorvidae142024-32%2007
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae142024+72%2007
Canada GooseAnatidae122023+11%2007
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae122024-24%2007
Mountain ChickadeeParidae112024-49%2007
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae102024-45%2007
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae102024-40%2007
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae82024+21%2007
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae82023+43%2007
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae62024+31%2007
American CrowCorvidae62024-67%2007
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae62024-8%2007
Hermit ThrushTurdidae62024-37%2007
Lesser ScaupAnatidae62009+500%2006
Grace's WarblerParulidae62024+117%2011
Mourning DoveColumbidae52024-38%2007
Lewis's WoodpeckerPicidae52024+100%2007
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52024+83%2008
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52024+120%2007
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae52024-61%2007
House SparrowPasseridae52024+7%2007
BushtitAegithalidae52024+100%2008
MallardAnatidae42024-65%2007
GadwallAnatidae42024+36%2007
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae42021+25%2007
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+333%2017
European StarlingSturnidae42018+250%2009

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