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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Horse Spgs Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 41 survey years, still active.

86Species 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 →
41Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Horse Spgs

Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Horse Spgs 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 MeadowlarkIcteridae652024+73%1978
Horned LarkAlaudidae602024-6%1978
Northern MockingbirdMimidae412024+400%1978
Common RavenCorvidae242024+248%1978
Pinyon JayCorvidae142024-18%1978
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae102024+214%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92024-51%1978
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae82024+62%1987
Lark SparrowPasserellidae82024+25%1979
Western KingbirdTyrannidae62023+60%1987
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae52024-35%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52024+129%1980
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae42011+100%1988
Mourning DoveColumbidae42024-81%1978
American KestrelFalconidae42024-33%1978
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42024-24%1978
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae42005n/an/a
Hepatic TanagerCardinalidae32023+67%1979
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae31978n/an/a
Western TanagerCardinalidae32023+67%1990
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32023+60%1991
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32023+60%1992
BushtitAegithalidae32022+17%2005
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22021-71%1978
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22016-56%1978
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae21996+100%1975
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae22002+100%1991
Juniper TitmouseParidae22023+20%2002
American RobinTurdidae22023-33%1989
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae22019-69%1987
Lewis's WoodpeckerPicidae21996+25%1989
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae22024+67%1980
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22023-20%1988
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae21979n/an/a
Scott's OrioleIcteridae22024-20%2002
European StarlingSturnidae21991+0%1988
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22024+0%1996
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae22023+0%2006
Hutton's VireoVireonidae22000n/an/a
Montezuma QuailOdontophoridae22023+40%2015

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