BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16
Aztec Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 56 species recorded across 2 survey years, no longer active.
56Species Recorded
2Years Surveyed
1988–1989Span
1Observers
Bird Species Found on New Mexico Aztec
Top 40 of 56 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 71 | 1989 | +1% | 1988 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 54 | 1989 | +17% | 1988 | |
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 53 | 1989 | 13× | 1988 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 42 | 1989 | -76% | 1988 | |
| Gambel's Quail | Odontophoridae | 36 | 1989 | -16% | 1988 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 34 | 1989 | -57% | 1988 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 31 | 1989 | -14% | 1988 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 29 | 1989 | -29% | 1988 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 23 | 1989 | -26% | 1988 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 22 | 1989 | -12% | 1988 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 18 | 1989 | +800% | 1988 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 17 | 1989 | -15% | 1988 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 11 | 1989 | +120% | 1988 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 10 | 1989 | -47% | 1988 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 10 | 1989 | +233% | 1988 | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianidae | 9 | 1989 | +800% | 1988 | |
| Sagebrush Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 1989 | +350% | 1988 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 1989 | -82% | 1988 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 8 | 1989 | -56% | 1988 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 1989 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 7 | 1989 | -42% | 1988 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 7 | 1989 | -36% | 1988 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 6 | 1988 | n/a | n/a | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 6 | 1989 | n/a | n/a | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 1989 | +25% | 1988 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 5 | 1989 | -17% | 1988 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 4 | 1989 | +0% | 1988 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 4 | 1989 | +0% | 1988 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 1988 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 1989 | +100% | 1988 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 4 | 1989 | +100% | 1988 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 1989 | -50% | 1988 | |
| Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 4 | 1989 | n/a | n/a | |
| Western Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 1989 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 1989 | -50% | 1988 | |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | 3 | 1988 | n/a | n/a | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1989 | -73% | 1988 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1989 | -67% | 1988 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 3 | 1989 | +0% | 1988 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 1989 | -50% | 1988 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.