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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Correo Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 39 species recorded across 8 survey years, no longer active.

39Species 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 →
8Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–1982Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Correo

Top 39 of 39 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Correo 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae451982-20%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae181982+4%1977
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae161982+16%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae91982+6%1977
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae81982+21%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae81982-26%1977
Turkey VultureCathartidae61982+125%1977
Western KingbirdTyrannidae51982-30%1977
Common RavenCorvidae51982+300%1978
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae51982+20%1979
House FinchFringillidae41982-74%1977
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae31976-25%1975
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae31982+0%1977
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae31982-81%1977
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae31982+50%1978
Prairie FalconFalconidae21976n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae21982+20%1978
Rock WrenTroglodytidae21982-41%1979
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae21978n/an/a
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae21980n/an/a
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae21981n/an/a
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae21982n/an/a
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae11982+33%1977
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae11982-53%1977
KilldeerCharadriidae11980-25%1977
American KestrelFalconidae11982+0%1977
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae11976n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae11980+0%1977
Canyon TowheePasserellidae11982+0%1978
Golden EagleAccipitridae11979n/an/a
Burrowing OwlStrigidae11982+0%1979
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae11979n/an/a
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae11979n/an/a
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae11980n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae11980n/an/a
Barn SwallowHirundinidae11980n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae11981n/an/a
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae11982+0%1981
Northern HarrierAccipitridae11982n/an/a

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