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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Bluewater Lake Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 93 species recorded across 21 survey years, still active.

93Species 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 →
21Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1999–2021Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Bluewater Lake

Top 40 of 93 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Bluewater Lake 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
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae322021+15%2001
Grace's WarblerParulidae302021+377%2001
American RobinTurdidae232021-9%2001
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae212021+260%2001
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae192021+35%2001
Western TanagerCardinalidae192021+153%2001
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae192021-64%2001
Mourning DoveColumbidae172021-47%2001
Mountain ChickadeeParidae152021-17%2001
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae142021+38%2001
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae112021+24%2001
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae102021+27%2001
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae92021-31%2001
Warbling VireoVireonidae92021+120%2001
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae92019+40%2006
Common RavenCorvidae82021-18%2001
Steller's JayCorvidae72021-66%2001
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72021-10%2001
Western BluebirdTurdidae72021-46%2001
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae62021-22%2001
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae52019+167%2002
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42021-10%2001
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae42021+14%2001
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae42021-81%2001
Turkey VultureCathartidae42021+38%2011
American CrowCorvidae32015-29%2001
Pinyon JayCorvidae32021-90%2001
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32021-29%2001
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32021+60%2001
Northern MockingbirdMimidae32011-50%2002
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae32021-22%2001
Hermit ThrushTurdidae32021-29%2003
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32021+50%2002
Hammond's FlycatcherTyrannidae32021+167%2006
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae32021n/an/a
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae22012+0%2002
American KestrelFalconidae22016-20%2001
Williamson's SapsuckerPicidae22019+0%2003
White-throated SwiftApodidae22016-85%2000
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae22021+50%2001

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