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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 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
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.

Species recorded on the Cloudcroft 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
Warbling VireoVireonidae692024+364%1982
Western TanagerCardinalidae62202413×1978
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae55202411×1978
American RobinTurdidae482024-54%1978
Steller's JayCorvidae382024+153%1978
Common RavenCorvidae362024+89%1978
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae322024+125%1979
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae302024+2%1978
Pine SiskinFringillidae292024+225%1987
Mountain ChickadeeParidae212024+38%1979
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae172024+193%1978
Hermit ThrushTurdidae162024-30%1978
Turkey VultureCathartidae142024+0%1978
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae112024+100%1982
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae102024-41%1978
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae92024+8%1978
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae91979+350%1977
Grace's WarblerParulidae92024+13%1987
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82024+33%2000
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae62024+67%1982
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae62024+360%1991
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae52024+20%1978
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae52024+117%1981
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae52022+88%1987
Rock PigeonColumbidae41975n/an/a
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024+300%1979
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae42024+183%1987
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42024+33%1979
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae42021+67%1990
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae32022+50%1992
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae32024-62%1982
White-throated SwiftApodidae32021-33%1989
Canyon TowheePasserellidae31977n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32022+0%1981
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae32023-50%1982
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae32024+83%1982
Lincoln's SparrowPasserellidae32024-33%1991
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32024+633%2000
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae21982+25%1977
House SparrowPasseridae22024-69%1978

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