BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16
La Cienega Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 86 species recorded across 51 survey years, still active.
86Species Recorded
51Years Surveyed
1968–2022Span
6Observers
Bird Species Found on New Mexico La Cienega
Top 40 of 86 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 75 | 2022 | +46% | 1970 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 49 | 2022 | +255% | 1972 | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 39 | 2022 | -16% | 1970 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 29 | 2022 | +700% | 1976 | |
| Juniper Titmouse | Paridae | 28 | 2022 | +190% | 1972 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 23 | 2022 | -42% | 1970 | |
| White-winged Dove | Columbidae | 22 | 2022 | +141% | 2003 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 19 | 2022 | +357% | 1970 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 18 | 2022 | +231% | 1970 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 18 | 2022 | +425% | 1976 | |
| Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 14 | 2022 | -21% | 1970 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 13 | 2022 | +233% | 1970 | |
| Canyon Towhee | Passerellidae | 11 | 2022 | -35% | 1970 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2022 | -13% | 1971 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 9 | 2022 | -61% | 1970 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2022 | -72% | 1970 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 8 | 2022 | +120% | 1970 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2022 | +17% | 1970 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 8 | 2022 | +67% | 1971 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 7 | 2022 | -69% | 1970 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 7 | 2022 | +267% | 2002 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2021 | +0% | 1973 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 5 | 2022 | -56% | 1970 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2022 | +40% | 1971 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 5 | 2018 | +65% | 1972 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 4 | 2019 | +13% | 1970 | |
| Scott's Oriole | Icteridae | 4 | 2022 | +100% | 1976 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 2022 | +275% | 1976 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 1983 | -75% | 1972 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 3 | 2022 | +40% | 1972 | |
| Western Bluebird | Turdidae | 3 | 2022 | +50% | 1985 | |
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 3 | 2022 | +43% | 2000 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 3 | 1973 | n/a | n/a | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2022 | +100% | 1981 | |
| Hepatic Tanager | Cardinalidae | 3 | 2019 | +50% | 2007 | |
| Golden Eagle | Accipitridae | 2 | 1968 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 2 | 1986 | -33% | 1972 | |
| Broad-tailed Hummingbird | Trochilidae | 2 | 2022 | -20% | 1972 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 2 | 2015 | -20% | 1996 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 2 | 2018 | -43% | 1985 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.