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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Cebolla Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 136 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

136Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2023Span
11Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Cebolla

Top 40 of 136 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cebolla 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
Warbling VireoVireonidae302023-8%1978
American RobinTurdidae292023-4%1978
Tree SwallowHirundinidae242018+218%1979
European StarlingSturnidae222023+6%1978
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae192023-55%1978
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae162023+13%1978
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae142023-42%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae142023-35%1978
Common RavenCorvidae122023+290%1978
Virginia's WarblerParulidae122023-60%1978
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae122022+93%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae102023-55%1978
Mountain ChickadeeParidae102023+26%1978
Turkey VultureCathartidae92023-14%1979
Spotted TowheePasserellidae92023+11%1978
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae92023+6%1978
Grace's WarblerParulidae92023+200%1981
House SparrowPasseridae92023+84%1978
Western TanagerCardinalidae72023+375%1978
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae72022+25%1978
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72023-18%1981
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae62023+35%1978
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae62023-47%1979
Yellow WarblerParulidae62022-20%1978
Western BluebirdTurdidae62023-9%1979
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae62023+200%1980
Red CrossbillFringillidae62017+222%1979
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52023-44%1978
House FinchFringillidae52023-73%1978
Pine SiskinFringillidae52022-43%1978
Wilson's WarblerParulidae51978+67%1973
Hermit ThrushTurdidae52023-23%1978
Pinyon JayCorvidae52006-73%1982
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42018-14%1984
Steller's JayCorvidae42023-6%1978
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae42023-40%1979
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae41977n/an/a
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32023-14%1978
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32023-43%1978
American CrowCorvidae32023+73%1978

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