BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35
Cloudcroft Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.
104Species Recorded
41Years Surveyed
1975–2024Span
9Observers
Bird Species Found on New Mexico Cloudcroft
Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 69 | 2024 | +364% | 1982 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 62 | 2024 | 13× | 1978 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 55 | 2024 | 11× | 1978 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 48 | 2024 | -54% | 1978 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 38 | 2024 | +153% | 1978 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 36 | 2024 | +89% | 1978 | |
| Broad-tailed Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 32 | 2024 | +125% | 1979 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 30 | 2024 | +2% | 1978 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 29 | 2024 | +225% | 1987 | |
| Mountain Chickadee | Paridae | 21 | 2024 | +38% | 1979 | |
| Northern House Wren | Troglodytidae | 17 | 2024 | +193% | 1978 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 16 | 2024 | -30% | 1978 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 14 | 2024 | +0% | 1978 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 11 | 2024 | +100% | 1982 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 10 | 2024 | -41% | 1978 | |
| Plumbeous Vireo | Vireonidae | 9 | 2024 | +8% | 1978 | |
| Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 9 | 1979 | +350% | 1977 | |
| Grace's Warbler | Parulidae | 9 | 2024 | +13% | 1987 | |
| Wild Turkey | Phasianidae | 8 | 2024 | +33% | 2000 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +67% | 1982 | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2024 | +360% | 1991 | |
| Green-tailed Towhee | Passerellidae | 5 | 2024 | +20% | 1978 | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2024 | +117% | 1981 | |
| Pygmy Nuthatch | Sittidae | 5 | 2022 | +88% | 1987 | |
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 4 | 1975 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2024 | +300% | 1979 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 4 | 2024 | +183% | 1987 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 4 | 2024 | +33% | 1979 | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Icteridae | 4 | 2021 | +67% | 1990 | |
| Acorn Woodpecker | Picidae | 3 | 2022 | +50% | 1992 | |
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Parulidae | 3 | 2024 | -62% | 1982 | |
| White-throated Swift | Apodidae | 3 | 2021 | -33% | 1989 | |
| Canyon Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 1977 | n/a | n/a | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2022 | +0% | 1981 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 3 | 2023 | -50% | 1982 | |
| Red-naped Sapsucker | Picidae | 3 | 2024 | +83% | 1982 | |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2024 | -33% | 1991 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2024 | +633% | 2000 | |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 2 | 1982 | +25% | 1977 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 2 | 2024 | -69% | 1978 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.