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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 30 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
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 TowheePasserellidae352024+26%1995
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae142024+0%1995
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae142024+63%1995
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae132024+2%1995
Mountain ChickadeeParidae122024+71%1995
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae112024+10%1995
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae112024-26%1995
Red-faced WarblerParulidae112024-63%1995
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae112024+17%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae102024+141%1995
BushtitAegithalidae102024-17%1995
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae102024+12%1995
Rufous-crowned SparrowPasserellidae102024-32%1998
House FinchFringillidae92024-76%1995
American RobinTurdidae92024-34%1995
Steller's JayCorvidae82024-31%1995
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae82024-37%1996
White-winged DoveColumbidae72024+162%1995
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae72024-40%1995
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae72024-60%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae72023-31%1996
Juniper TitmouseParidae72022+27%1998
Common RavenCorvidae62024-30%1995
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae62024-53%1995
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae62024+183%1995
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae62024+118%1995
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae61997+500%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae52023+325%1997
Western TanagerCardinalidae52024-50%1995
Warbling VireoVireonidae52024-68%1995
Hermit ThrushTurdidae52024-63%1995
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae42024+240%1995
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae42024+33%1996
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae42024-20%1995
Painted RedstartParulidae42024+83%1995
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae42024-61%1995
Mexican JayCorvidae41994n/an/a
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+40%1997
Black-chinned SparrowPasserellidae42024-42%1999
Scott's OrioleIcteridae42024+67%2000

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