BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 18
Caprock Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 49 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.
49Species Recorded
42Years Surveyed
1977–2024Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on New Mexico Caprock
Top 40 of 49 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 23 | 2024 | +42% | 1980 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 20 | 2024 | +125% | 1980 | |
| Chihuahuan Meadowlark | Icteridae | 16 | 2024 | -89% | 1980 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 16 | 2024 | +24% | 2000 | |
| Chihuahuan Raven | Corvidae | 13 | 2024 | -70% | 1980 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 12 | 2024 | +33% | 1980 | |
| Swainson's Hawk | Accipitridae | 10 | 2024 | +236% | 1980 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2024 | -86% | 1980 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 8 | 2024 | +173% | 1980 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +89% | 1980 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 2024 | -70% | 1980 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 5 | 2024 | -68% | 1980 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 4 | 2024 | -95% | 1980 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 4 | 2024 | -67% | 1980 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 3 | 2024 | +36% | 1980 | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2010 | -82% | 1992 | |
| Lesser Prairie-Chicken | Phasianidae | 3 | 1990 | -57% | 1988 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2024 | -25% | 1991 | |
| Northern Bobwhite | Odontophoridae | 2 | 2019 | -42% | 1988 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2023 | +20% | 1990 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 2 | 2024 | -29% | 1981 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 2 | 2019 | -43% | 1988 | |
| Rufous-crowned Sparrow | Passerellidae | 2 | 1980 | n/a | n/a | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 2 | 2004 | -33% | 1987 | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 2 | 2021 | -46% | 2000 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 2 | 2022 | +17% | 2006 | |
| Lark Bunting | Passerellidae | 2 | 1997 | n/a | n/a | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 2 | 2023 | -20% | 2009 | |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | 1 | 2024 | -73% | 1980 | |
| Burrowing Owl | Strigidae | 1 | 2024 | -50% | 1980 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 1 | 2023 | -82% | 1992 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 1 | 2019 | +57% | 1980 | |
| Cactus Wren | Troglodytidae | 1 | 2009 | +100% | 1999 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 1 | 2023 | -25% | 1991 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 1 | 2019 | -25% | 2003 | |
| Greater Roadrunner | Cuculidae | 1 | 2019 | -25% | 1997 | |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostridae | 1 | 2023 | +250% | 1997 | |
| Ferruginous Hawk | Accipitridae | 1 | 1988 | n/a | n/a | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 1 | 1993 | -50% | 1990 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 1 | 2023 | +0% | 1994 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.