BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Farmington Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 71 species recorded across 9 survey years, no longer active.

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Farmington

Top 40 of 71 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Farmington 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
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae831987-9%1977
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae741987+18%1977
European StarlingSturnidae561987+71%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae441987-76%1977
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae411987+23%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae371987+65%1977
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae311987+16%1977
BushtitAegithalidae201983n/an/a
Mourning DoveColumbidae181987-22%1977
Lark SparrowPasserellidae161987-31%1977
House SparrowPasseridae161987+7%1977
House FinchFringillidae151987+7%1977
Common RavenCorvidae141987+420%1979
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae121983+550%1978
American RobinTurdidae121987+30%1977
KilldeerCharadriidae101987+94%1977
Western KingbirdTyrannidae91987+29%1977
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae91987+120%1977
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae81987-44%1977
Rock PigeonColumbidae71987+600%1975
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae51987-25%1977
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae51983+33%1977
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae51987n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae41987+63%1977
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae41987+54%1978
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae41983+29%1977
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae41979-20%1975
Pinyon JayCorvidae31987+42%1977
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae31987+33%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae31987-71%1977
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae31987+150%1977
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae31987+33%1979
Common MerganserAnatidae21975n/an/a
Ring-necked PheasantPhasianidae21987-51%1977
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae21981+0%1977
Yellow WarblerParulidae21983-38%1977
Rock WrenTroglodytidae21987+50%1976
Canada GooseAnatidae21976n/an/a
Golden EagleAccipitridae21976n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae21987+50%1977

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