BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 18

Floyd Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 61 species recorded across 45 survey years, still active.

61Species Recorded
45Years Surveyed
19682024Span
12Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Floyd

Top 40 of 61 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Floyd route.
History
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae942024-35%1973
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae702024-46%1975
Mourning DoveColumbidae572024+95%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae242024+27%1970
House FinchFringillidae192024+217%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae182019+450%1988
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae142024-8%1970
House SparrowPasseridae142024-54%1970
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae132024-74%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae132024+6%1970
Western KingbirdTyrannidae112024+66%1975
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae92024+320%2002
European StarlingSturnidae82024+225%1980
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52021+22%1999
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae52024-48%1997
American CrowCorvidae52024+25%2008
Common GrackleIcteridae52018n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42024+100%1970
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae42024-95%1970
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42019+300%1988
Turkey VultureCathartidae42023+160%1990
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42023+167%1990
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42024+50%1995
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42022+400%2007
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae42019+125%2012
Wild TurkeyPhasianidae42015n/an/a
Lark BuntingPasserellidae32019-50%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae32018-29%1988
Eastern KingbirdTyrannidae32019+33%2011
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae22024-12%1973
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22023-69%1973
Lark SparrowPasserellidae2202315×1970
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22024-36%1970
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22024+67%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22024-20%1982
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae22019-71%2002
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22023+60%2011
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae22024-33%2000
American AvocetRecurvirostridae21999n/an/a
White-winged DoveColumbidae22024+133%2016

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