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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

La Plata 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 61 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.

61Species 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 →
3Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2014–2016Span
1Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico La Plata 2

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

Species recorded on the La Plata 2 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
House FinchFringillidae402016+14%2014
Lark SparrowPasserellidae342016+62%2014
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae252016+9%2014
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae242016-8%2014
Canada GooseAnatidae242016n/an/a
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae222016+175%2014
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae212016-40%2014
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae212016+950%2014
Northern MockingbirdMimidae212016-30%2014
House SparrowPasseridae202016-60%2014
Mourning DoveColumbidae192016-57%2014
Common RavenCorvidae182016+64%2014
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae162016+300%2014
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae152016-35%2014
Western KingbirdTyrannidae152016+0%2014
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae132016+30%2014
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae122016+300%2014
European StarlingSturnidae112016-66%2014
Turkey VultureCathartidae11201611×2015
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae102016+67%2014
Gray VireoVireonidae102016+400%2014
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae82016-11%2014
Barn SwallowHirundinidae82016-58%2014
American RobinTurdidae82016+33%2014
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae62016+500%2014
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae62016-25%2014
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae52016-50%2014
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52016+67%2014
Yellow WarblerParulidae52016+25%2014
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae52016+25%2014
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae52016+400%2015
American KestrelFalconidae42016+33%2014
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42016+33%2014
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae42016-43%2014
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae42016+33%2014
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae32016+0%2014
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32016+50%2014
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32016n/an/a
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae22016+100%2014
Horned LarkAlaudidae22016+100%2014

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