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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 34

Emory Pass Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 109 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

109Species 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 →
1993–2025Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Emory Pass

Top 40 of 109 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Emory Pass 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
Spotted TowheePasserellidae712025+65%1995
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae262025+57%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae192025+125%1995
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae182025-32%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae172025+191%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae162025+65%1995
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132025-2%1995
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae132025-61%1995
Common RavenCorvidae122025+10%1995
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae122025-14%1995
Steller's JayCorvidae112025-31%1995
Red-faced WarblerParulidae112025-45%1995
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae112025+5%1998
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae102025-7%1995
House FinchFringillidae92025-66%1995
White-winged DoveColumbidae82025+85%1995
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae82025+217%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae72025+27%1995
BushtitAegithalidae72025-9%1995
American RobinTurdidae72025-38%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72023-31%1996
Black-chinned SparrowPasserellidae72025-32%1999
Rock WrenTroglodytidae62025+29%1995
Hermit ThrushTurdidae62025-67%1995
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae62025-22%1996
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae61997+500%1995
Canyon TowheePasserellidae52025-76%1995
Western TanagerCardinalidae52025-67%1995
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae52025-51%1995
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae52025+67%1995
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae52025-11%1995
Turkey VultureCathartidae42025-50%1995
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42025+100%1995
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae42025-67%1995
White-throated SwiftApodidae42025+13%1995
Mexican JayCorvidae41994n/an/a
Hepatic TanagerCardinalidae42025+62%1996
Scott's OrioleIcteridae42024+67%2000
Summer TanagerCardinalidae42025+133%2018
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae32025+50%1996

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