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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Horse Spgs Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 42 survey years, still active.

87Species 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 →
42Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1975–2025Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Horse Spgs

Top 40 of 87 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae632025-6%1978
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae552025+87%1978
Common RavenCorvidae292025+224%1978
Northern MockingbirdMimidae232025+314%1978
Pinyon JayCorvidae142024-18%1978
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae122025+139%1987
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae112025-24%1978
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112025-34%1978
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae92025+257%1978
Mourning DoveColumbidae82025-80%1978
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae82025+267%1980
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae52025-24%1978
House FinchFringillidae52025+38%1978
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52025+50%1979
American CrowCorvidae52025+100%2013
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae42011+100%1988
Spotted TowheePasserellidae42025+50%1988
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae42005n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32025+100%1987
Rock WrenTroglodytidae32025-77%1978
Juniper TitmouseParidae32025+40%2002
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae32025+157%1980
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae31978n/an/a
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32023+60%1991
BushtitAegithalidae32022+17%2005
American KestrelFalconidae22025-57%1978
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22021-71%1978
Hepatic TanagerCardinalidae22025+100%1979
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae22016-56%1978
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae21996+100%1975
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae22002+100%1991
American RobinTurdidae22023-33%1989
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae22019-69%1987
Lewis's WoodpeckerPicidae21996+25%1989
Acorn WoodpeckerPicidae21979n/an/a
Scott's OrioleIcteridae22024-20%2002
European StarlingSturnidae21991+0%1988
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae22025-38%1990
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22024+0%1996
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae22023+0%2006

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.