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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Capitan Mtn. Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 75 species recorded across 25 survey years, still active.

75Species 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 →
25Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2017Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Capitan Mtn.

Top 40 of 75 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Capitan Mtn. 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
Northern MockingbirdMimidae1152017+112%1995
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae852017+131%1995
Lark SparrowPasserellidae592017+134%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae462017+3%1995
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae392017+352%1995
House FinchFringillidae202017+75%1995
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae182017+811%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae172017+464%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae162017+174%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae152017-59%1995
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae142017+315%1996
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae132017+15%1995
Juniper TitmouseParidae102017+50%2011
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae82017+75%1995
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae82015+380%2009
BushtitAegithalidae82017+31%2001
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae72017+343%1996
Spotted TowheePasserellidae72017-54%1995
Canyon TowheePasserellidae62017-10%1995
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae62015+25%2009
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae52017+0%1995
Common RavenCorvidae52017-64%1995
Scott's OrioleIcteridae52017+75%1999
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae52017+27%1995
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae52017+0%1996
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42017-30%1995
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42017+83%1996
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae42017-9%1996
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae42017+325%2001
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae42017+200%2012
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32017-21%1995
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32017-67%1996
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32015+0%2004
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae32017+40%2003
Hepatic TanagerCardinalidae32017+100%2003
White-winged DoveColumbidae32017-13%2013
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae32016+50%2013
Horned LarkAlaudidae22008-40%1995
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22008-79%1994
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22017-25%2009

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