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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Crownpoint Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 54 species recorded across 20 survey years, no longer active.

54Species 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 →
20Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–1996Span
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Bird Species Found on New Mexico Crownpoint

Top 40 of 54 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Crownpoint 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 LarkAlaudidae371996-50%1970
Common RavenCorvidae291996+7%1970
House FinchFringillidae231996+89%1970
House SparrowPasseridae211996+38%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae111996+116%1970
Pinyon JayCorvidae81992-79%1972
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae71996+39%1988
Lark SparrowPasserellidae51996+0%1988
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae51995+43%1990
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae41994+100%1973
European StarlingSturnidae41995+0%1975
Western KingbirdTyrannidae41994+25%1976
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae41996-15%1990
Northern MockingbirdMimidae31996+97%1970
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae31993-25%1977
MallardAnatidae31994+200%1978
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae31995+200%1989
Green-winged TealAnatidae31994n/an/a
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae21996-20%1971
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae21989-22%1970
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae21996-17%1973
Prairie FalconFalconidae21995+50%1976
Pine SiskinFringillidae21969n/an/a
American CootRallidae21990+100%1970
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae21995+67%1976
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae21996+50%1988
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae21992-25%1989
American AvocetRecurvirostridae21996+25%1993
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae21995+67%1993
Black-necked StiltRecurvirostridae21995n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae11992-50%1970
American KestrelFalconidae11996-73%1970
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae11995-43%1970
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae11996-83%1970
Rock WrenTroglodytidae11996-67%1972
Mourning DoveColumbidae11995-38%1972
White-throated SwiftApodidae11989-67%1969
Western TanagerCardinalidae11969n/an/a
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae11990-80%1971
Ruddy DuckAnatidae11970n/an/a

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