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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Angel Fire Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 114 species recorded across 10 survey years, no longer active.

114Species 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 →
10Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2002Span
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Bird Species Found on New Mexico Angel Fire

Top 40 of 114 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Angel Fire 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
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae472002+12%1994
American RobinTurdidae472002-13%1994
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae402002-6%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae342002-71%1994
Western TanagerCardinalidae272002+169%1994
Hermit ThrushTurdidae262002+0%1994
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae232002+42%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae222002-4%1994
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae202002-36%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae192002+7%1994
Evening GrosbeakFringillidae182002+136%1994
Pine SiskinFringillidae182002-22%1994
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae182002-6%1994
Savannah SparrowPasserellidae162002-27%1994
Common RavenCorvidae142002-33%1994
American CrowCorvidae142002+24%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae132002+47%1994
Steller's JayCorvidae122002+86%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae122002-13%1994
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae122002+77%1994
Mountain ChickadeeParidae122002+44%1994
Yellow-headed BlackbirdIcteridae122002+73%1995
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae112002+12%1994
Virginia's WarblerParulidae102002+270%1994
Tree SwallowHirundinidae92002-18%1994
Warbling VireoVireonidae92002+51%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82002+14%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae72002-27%1994
House SparrowPasseridae72002+37%1994
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72002-66%1994
KilldeerCharadriidae62002-18%1994
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae62002+233%1994
Song SparrowPasserellidae62002+100%1994
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae62002+17%1994
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62002+7%1994
Green-winged TealAnatidae52002+400%1992
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae52002+18%1994
Common YellowthroatParulidae51996+33%1993
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae52002-48%1994
Common GrackleIcteridae52002+150%1995

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