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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Counselor Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 77 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

77Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on New Mexico Counselor

Top 40 of 77 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Counselor 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
Northern MockingbirdMimidae192024-50%1994
Red CrossbillFringillidae172001n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae132024-57%1994
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae132024-68%1994
Rock WrenTroglodytidae122024-60%1994
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae112024-22%1994
Spotted TowheePasserellidae112024-24%1994
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae82024-67%1994
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae72024+14%1994
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae72024-46%1994
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72024+0%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72024-29%1995
Canyon TowheePasserellidae62024-13%1996
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52024+400%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae52024+0%1994
Pinyon JayCorvidae42024-88%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42024-69%1994
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae42024-92%1994
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae42024-88%1994
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae42015+100%2010
White-throated SwiftApodidae32019+13%1994
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32023-69%1994
Horned LarkAlaudidae32022+25%2015
Common RavenCorvidae32024-54%1994
House FinchFringillidae32024-93%1994
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae32024-40%1994
Turkey VultureCathartidae32023-22%1996
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae32019+171%2006
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32023+17%2001
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae32024-38%1999
KilldeerCharadriidae32013+200%2005
American KestrelFalconidae22024+20%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22022-44%1994
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae22024-72%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22022-55%1994
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae22015-50%1994
Gray VireoVireonidae22024-30%2001
House SparrowPasseridae22022-25%1995
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae21999-67%1994
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae22024-56%2002

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