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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35

Cloudcroft Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 105 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

105Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2025Span
9Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Cloudcroft

Top 40 of 105 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 VireoVireonidae742025+391%1982
Western TanagerCardinalidae68202513×1978
Steller's JayCorvidae482025+178%1978
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae462025+983%1978
American RobinTurdidae402025-58%1978
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae362025+163%1979
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae232025+9%1978
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae202025+18%1978
Mountain ChickadeeParidae182025+31%1979
Hermit ThrushTurdidae152025-26%1978
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae122025+300%1991
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae102025+78%1982
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae102025+153%1978
Grace's WarblerParulidae102025+60%1987
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae91979+350%1977
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae82024+33%2000
Common RavenCorvidae82025+89%1978
Pine SiskinFringillidae82025+205%1987
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae72025-38%1978
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae72025+133%1987
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae62025+167%1981
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae52022+88%1987
Band-tailed PigeonColumbidae42025-33%1988
Rock PigeonColumbidae41975n/an/a
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae42025+30%1978
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42025+100%1982
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae32022+50%1992
Canyon TowheePasserellidae31977n/an/a
Red-faced WarblerParulidae32025+75%1993
Cooper's HawkAccipitridae32025+100%1991
Turkey VultureCathartidae22025+6%1978
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae21982+25%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae22025-56%1982
White-throated SwiftApodidae22025-22%1989
Western KingbirdTyrannidae21979-60%1977
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae21979-33%1977
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae22025+67%1981
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae22025+20%1982
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae22025+67%1982
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae22025+67%1990

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.