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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 31 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2025Span
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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 MockingbirdMimidae282025-31%1994
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae222025-60%1994
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae202025-71%1994
Red CrossbillFringillidae172001n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae132025-42%1994
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae92025-31%1994
Common RavenCorvidae92025-32%1994
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72024-29%1995
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae62025-19%1994
Pinyon JayCorvidae62025-84%1994
Spotted TowheePasserellidae62025-39%1994
Rock WrenTroglodytidae62025-71%1994
Canyon TowheePasserellidae52025+0%1996
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae42015+100%2010
White-throated SwiftApodidae32019+13%1994
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32023-69%1994
Horned LarkAlaudidae32022+25%2015
Lark SparrowPasserellidae32025-8%1994
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae32025-91%1994
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+200%1994
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae32025-88%1994
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32025+100%1999
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae32019+171%2006
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32023+17%2001
KilldeerCharadriidae32013+200%2005
American KestrelFalconidae22025+20%1994
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22022-44%1994
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae22022-55%1994
House FinchFringillidae22025-94%1994
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae22015-50%1994
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22025+9%1994
Gray VireoVireonidae22024-30%2001
House SparrowPasseridae22022-25%1995
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae21999-67%1994
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22025-38%1995
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae22024-56%2002
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae22018+100%2003
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae22015+100%2005
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae12024-85%1994
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12025-54%1994

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