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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Cerro Verde Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 57 species recorded across 35 survey years, still active.

57Species 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 →
35Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1984–2021Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Cerro Verde

Top 40 of 57 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
Northern MockingbirdMimidae162021+0%1986
Common RavenCorvidae152021+77%1986
Horned LarkAlaudidae112019-78%1986
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae102019-26%1990
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae102019-36%1990
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae72019+80%1987
Rock WrenTroglodytidae52019+14%1986
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52019+56%1987
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae51986n/an/a
Pinyon JayCorvidae42018-83%1989
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae31988+200%1986
Mourning DoveColumbidae22021+46%1986
Turkey VultureCathartidae22021-69%1986
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22021-64%1986
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22018-64%1988
Scott's OrioleIcteridae22018-29%1986
House FinchFringillidae22021-58%1986
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22021-58%1987
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae22021-71%1986
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae21985n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae22012-20%1990
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae22021-72%1988
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae22019+33%1991
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22019+80%1991
Spotted TowheePasserellidae21993-50%1991
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae21996n/an/a
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22018+100%1999
Great Blue HeronArdeidae22016n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae12021-36%1986
Western KingbirdTyrannidae12021-10%2010
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12021-33%1988
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae11998-40%1985
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae12016-15%1986
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae12021+130%1987
Canyon TowheePasserellidae12021+33%1987
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae11994-40%1987
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae12016+0%1996
Northern HarrierAccipitridae12017+0%1989
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae12015+0%1993
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae11991n/an/a

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