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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Datil Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 27 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.

27Species Recorded
3Years Surveyed
1993–1995Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Datil

Top 27 of 27 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Datil route.
History
Horned LarkAlaudidae1581995-28%1993
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae191995-5%1993
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae121995-52%1993
Lark SparrowPasserellidae101995+150%1993
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae101995+100%1994
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae71993n/an/a
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae61995+100%1993
Barn SwallowHirundinidae51995+400%1993
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae51995+67%1993
House FinchFringillidae51995n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae31995-50%1993
American KestrelFalconidae31994-40%1993
Western KingbirdTyrannidae31995+0%1993
European StarlingSturnidae31995-25%1993
Northern MockingbirdMimidae31995+50%1993
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae31995+200%1994
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae21995-60%1993
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae21995+100%1993
House SparrowPasseridae21995-33%1993
Mountain PloverCharadriidae21994n/an/a
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae21995+0%1994
Sage ThrasherMimidae21995n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae11995+0%1993
Common RavenCorvidae11995-94%1993
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae11995-94%1993
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae11995-67%1994
Burrowing OwlStrigidae11995+0%1994

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