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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Cerro Verde Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 61 species recorded across 36 survey years, still active.

61Species 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 →
36Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1984–2025Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Cerro Verde

Top 40 of 61 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Cerro Verde 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae132025-79%1986
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae132025+190%1987
Common RavenCorvidae122025+86%1986
House FinchFringillidae122025-53%1986
Turkey VultureCathartidae102025-13%1986
Northern MockingbirdMimidae102025-26%1986
Rock WrenTroglodytidae102025+143%1986
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae102025+7%1990
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae102019-36%1990
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae72025-46%1986
Western KingbirdTyrannidae52025+0%2010
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+110%1987
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52019+56%1987
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae42025-61%1988
Pinyon JayCorvidae42018-83%1989
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae31988+200%1986
Mourning DoveColumbidae22025-43%1986
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22018-64%1988
Scott's OrioleIcteridae22018-29%1986
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae21985n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae22012-20%1990
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae22025-11%1991
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22025+50%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22019+80%1991
Spotted TowheePasserellidae21993-50%1991
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae21996n/an/a
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22018+100%1999
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22016n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12025-64%1986
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae12025-55%1986
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12025-50%1988
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae12025-33%1986
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae12025-31%1986
Canyon TowheePasserellidae12021+33%1987
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae12025-68%1987
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae11994-40%1987
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae12025-80%1986
Northern HarrierAccipitridae12017+0%1989
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae12025+0%1993
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae11991n/an/a

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.