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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Dulce Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 113 species recorded across 24 survey years, still active.

113Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2000–2025Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Dulce

Top 40 of 113 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Dulce 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
Canada GooseAnatidae127202537×2005
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae432025-37%2003
Mourning DoveColumbidae362025-12%2003
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae322025-20%2003
Common RavenCorvidae312025+81%2003
Lark SparrowPasserellidae252025+105%2005
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae132025+38%2003
American CrowCorvidae122025+27%2003
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae122025+64%2003
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae122025-4%2003
Spotted TowheePasserellidae122025-7%2003
MallardAnatidae112025+25%2003
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae112025+170%2004
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae112025+25%2003
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae112025+17%2003
Sage ThrasherMimidae112025+9%2003
California GullLaridae102025+150%2016
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae92025+270%2005
Horned LarkAlaudidae92025+280%2008
GadwallAnatidae82025-22%2003
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae82025+21%2003
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82025+43%2003
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae82025+3%2003
American CootRallidae72024-58%2004
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae72025-52%2003
American AvocetRecurvirostridae72025+18%2022
Western GrebePodicipedidae62025-61%2003
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae62025-45%2003
Turkey VultureCathartidae62025+767%2005
American RobinTurdidae52025-29%2003
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42025-64%2003
Western BluebirdTurdidae42025+56%2003
Cinnamon TealAnatidae42023+50%2005
House FinchFringillidae42023+80%2008
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae42011n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42025+20%2022
White-faced IbisThreskiornithidae42019n/an/a
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae32025-50%2003
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae32025-15%2003
Mountain ChickadeeParidae32025-30%2003

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