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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Mountainair Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 74 species recorded across 30 survey years, still active.

74Species 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Mountainair

Top 40 of 74 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mountainair 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
Northern MockingbirdMimidae1152024+57%1994
House FinchFringillidae592024+170%1994
Mourning DoveColumbidae542024-21%1994
Lark SparrowPasserellidae422024+488%1999
Pinyon JayCorvidae372024-5%1995
Common RavenCorvidae352024+23%2000
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae332024+0%1994
Horned LarkAlaudidae282024-48%1994
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae252024+725%2003
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae212024-61%1994
Canyon TowheePasserellidae172024+54%1998
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae152024-83%1994
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae152024+87%1999
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae132023+22%1994
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae122024-80%2000
Barn SwallowHirundinidae112023-40%1994
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae112024-12%1998
Western KingbirdTyrannidae102024+280%1998
Spotted TowheePasserellidae92024-12%1995
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae92024+129%2001
House SparrowPasseridae82024+333%2006
Turkey VultureCathartidae72024+33%1994
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae62024+63%2007
Song SparrowPasserellidae51995+400%1993
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae52017-42%2000
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae42024-14%1994
KilldeerCharadriidae42004+300%1998
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32024-61%1999
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae32024-29%1999
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32024+40%2002
Juniper TitmouseParidae32024+20%2000
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae32024+100%2006
European StarlingSturnidae32012-50%2001
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+0%2008
White-crowned SparrowPasserellidae32004n/an/a
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32023-56%2013
Northern ShovelerAnatidae32019n/an/a
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22024-44%1994
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae22024+100%2001
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22024+100%1994

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