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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Horse Mtn Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 102 species recorded across 50 survey years, still active.

102Species 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 →
50Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
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Bird Species Found on New Mexico Horse Mtn

Top 40 of 102 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Horse Mtn 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
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae372024+157%1970
Northern MockingbirdMimidae372024+12%1970
Horned LarkAlaudidae262024-63%1970
Pinyon JayCorvidae142024-77%1970
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae122023+25%2007
Mourning DoveColumbidae112024+43%1970
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae112024-15%1970
Common RavenCorvidae92024+50%1971
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae82024+0%1970
Spotted TowheePasserellidae72024+186%1970
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae72022+0%1973
House FinchFringillidae62024+79%1970
Red CrossbillFringillidae61970n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae52023-13%1971
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae52023-36%1970
Juniper TitmouseParidae52023-23%1971
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae52023+150%2016
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae42023-30%1970
Lark SparrowPasserellidae42024+189%1970
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae42024+275%1972
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae42023+100%2007
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae32023-14%1971
Rock WrenTroglodytidae32021-33%1973
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae32022+0%1971
American GoldfinchFringillidae31973n/an/a
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae32019+75%1978
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae32022-33%1991
Common GrackleIcteridae31993n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae32006-40%2003
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22024+33%1979
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae22013+100%1968
Olive-sided FlycatcherTyrannidae22005+50%1970
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22024+18%1970
Purple MartinHirundinidae22011-78%1970
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22024-54%1970
American RobinTurdidae22019-33%1977
Western BluebirdTurdidae22024-82%1970
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22023+133%1971
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22024+67%1990
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22024+140%1995

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