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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

La Plata Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 91 species recorded across 24 survey years, no longer active.

91Species 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 →
24Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1990–2013Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico La Plata

Top 40 of 91 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the La Plata 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 SparrowPasseridae642013+827%1992
House FinchFringillidae372013+76%1992
Lark SparrowPasserellidae292013+246%1992
Mourning DoveColumbidae282013+73%1992
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae212013-46%1992
Northern MockingbirdMimidae212013+7%1992
Western KingbirdTyrannidae202013+242%1992
Barn SwallowHirundinidae182013-21%1992
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae162013+33%1992
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae162013+8%1992
European StarlingSturnidae152013-51%1992
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae152013-45%1992
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae152013-76%1992
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae142013-40%1992
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae142013+260%2009
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae132013+9%1992
Common RavenCorvidae102013+59%1992
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae82013+129%1992
Pinyon JayCorvidae62012-19%1992
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae62013+180%1992
Red CrossbillFringillidae61996n/an/a
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae52013+11%1992
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52013-58%1992
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae52013+33%1993
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae52013+67%1993
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae52013+200%1994
Rock PigeonColumbidae51993n/an/a
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42013+64%1992
Turkey VultureCathartidae42013+100%1996
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae42013+50%1997
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42009+60%1998
Gray VireoVireonidae42013+267%1998
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae32013-74%1992
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae32013-68%1992
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32013-50%1992
Yellow WarblerParulidae32013+40%1995
Sage ThrasherMimidae31998-29%1992
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae32012-52%1992
Juniper TitmouseParidae32013+0%1994
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32011+25%1996

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