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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Mt. Taylor 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 70 species recorded across 9 survey years, still active.

70Species 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 →
9Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2014–2024Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Mt. Taylor 2

Top 40 of 70 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Mt. Taylor 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
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae492024+133%2016
Pygmy NuthatchSittidae362024+44%2016
American RobinTurdidae282024+2%2016
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae202024+124%2016
Warbling VireoVireonidae172024-5%2016
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae162024+15%2016
Pinyon JayCorvidae162024-13%2016
Mountain ChickadeeParidae162024+43%2016
Western TanagerCardinalidae152024+30%2016
Common RavenCorvidae142024+74%2016
Hermit ThrushTurdidae142024-5%2016
Mourning DoveColumbidae122024+47%2016
Pine SiskinFringillidae122024-37%2016
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae112024+13%2016
White-breasted NuthatchSittidae112024-12%2016
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae102024-22%2016
Horned LarkAlaudidae92024+12%2017
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae82024-39%2016
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae72024+80%2016
Steller's JayCorvidae72024+94%2016
Grace's WarblerParulidae72024-79%2016
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae62024+16%2016
Spotted TowheePasserellidae62024+11%2017
Red CrossbillFringillidae52024+20%2016
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae52024-16%2016
Northern House WrenTroglodytidae52024-8%2017
Brown CreeperCerthiidae52024-25%2022
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae52024+25%2022
Dusky FlycatcherTyrannidae42024-42%2016
Ruby-crowned KingletRegulidae42024-25%2016
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42024+36%2017
Orange-crowned WarblerParulidae42024-31%2017
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae32024+13%2016
Red-naped SapsuckerPicidae32024+20%2021
Townsend's SolitaireTurdidae32024+36%2016
Western BluebirdTurdidae32024-68%2016
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae32024-45%2017
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae22024-36%2016
Lark SparrowPasserellidae22023-13%2019
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae22023-25%2016

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