BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16
Claunch Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 19 survey years, no longer active.
83Species Recorded
19Years Surveyed
1977–2000Span
4Observers
Bird Species Found on New Mexico Claunch
Top 40 of 83 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 45 | 2000 | +11% | 1980 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 38 | 2000 | +82% | 1980 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 20 | 2000 | -29% | 1980 | |
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 20 | 2000 | +44% | 1981 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 19 | 2000 | -2% | 1980 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 16 | 2000 | -43% | 1980 | |
| Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 14 | 2000 | +12% | 1981 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 9 | 2000 | -6% | 1980 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 9 | 2000 | +29% | 1980 | |
| Red Crossbill | Fringillidae | 9 | 1999 | +520% | 1990 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2000 | -77% | 1980 | |
| Juniper Titmouse | Paridae | 7 | 2000 | -44% | 1981 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 7 | 2000 | +33% | 1981 | |
| Brown Creeper | Certhiidae | 7 | 1978 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 7 | 2000 | +271% | 1981 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 6 | 2000 | +105% | 1980 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2000 | -50% | 1980 | |
| Western Bluebird | Turdidae | 6 | 2000 | -66% | 1981 | |
| Chihuahuan Raven | Corvidae | 6 | 1999 | -45% | 1982 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 5 | 2000 | +21% | 1980 | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2000 | -40% | 1981 | |
| Canyon Towhee | Passerellidae | 5 | 2000 | -50% | 1981 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2000 | +91% | 1981 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2000 | -14% | 1980 | |
| Mountain Chickadee | Paridae | 4 | 2000 | -75% | 1980 | |
| Common Poorwill | Caprimulgidae | 4 | 1999 | +33% | 1982 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 4 | 2000 | -59% | 1982 | |
| Virginia's Warbler | Parulidae | 4 | 2000 | +220% | 1987 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 4 | 2000 | +8% | 1988 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 3 | 1999 | -50% | 1980 | |
| Plumbeous Vireo | Vireonidae | 3 | 2000 | -63% | 1980 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2000 | +36% | 1987 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 3 | 2000 | -59% | 1981 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2000 | -87% | 1988 | |
| Gray Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2000 | +133% | 1991 | |
| Scott's Oriole | Icteridae | 3 | 2000 | -50% | 1989 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2000 | -30% | 1989 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 1998 | -76% | 1991 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 2 | 1999 | -36% | 1980 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 2 | 1998 | +100% | 1977 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.