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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 83 species recorded across 19 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
19Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
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.

Species recorded on the Claunch 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
Spotted TowheePasserellidae452000+11%1980
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae382000+82%1980
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae202000-29%1980
Pinyon JayCorvidae202000+44%1981
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192000-2%1980
House FinchFringillidae162000-43%1980
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae142000+12%1981
Turkey VultureCathartidae92000-6%1980
Common RavenCorvidae92000+29%1980
Red CrossbillFringillidae91999+520%1990
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72000-77%1980
Juniper TitmouseParidae72000-44%1981
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae72000+33%1981
Brown CreeperCerthiidae71978n/an/a
American RobinTurdidae72000+271%1981
Mourning DoveColumbidae62000+105%1980
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62000-50%1980
Western BluebirdTurdidae62000-66%1981
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae61999-45%1982
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52000+21%1980
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae52000-40%1981
Canyon TowheePasserellidae52000-50%1981
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae52000+91%1981
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42000-14%1980
Mountain ChickadeeParidae42000-75%1980
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae41999+33%1982
House SparrowPasseridae42000-59%1982
Virginia's WarblerParulidae42000+220%1987
BushtitAegithalidae42000+8%1988
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae31999-50%1980
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae32000-63%1980
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32000+36%1987
Rock WrenTroglodytidae32000-59%1981
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32000-87%1988
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae32000+133%1991
Scott's OrioleIcteridae32000-50%1989
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae32000-30%1989
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae31998-76%1991
Steller's JayCorvidae21999-36%1980
Pine SiskinFringillidae21998+100%1977

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