BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16
Mt. Taylor Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 87 species recorded across 19 survey years, no longer active.
87Species Recorded
19Years Surveyed
1993–2012Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on New Mexico Mt. Taylor
Top 40 of 87 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 27 | 2012 | +63% | 1995 | |
| Pygmy Nuthatch | Sittidae | 23 | 2012 | +336% | 2004 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 23 | 2012 | -11% | 1995 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 22 | 2012 | -9% | 1995 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 22 | 2012 | +100% | 1995 | |
| Western Bluebird | Turdidae | 21 | 2012 | +9% | 1995 | |
| Warbling Vireo | Vireonidae | 17 | 2012 | +172% | 1996 | |
| Red Crossbill | Fringillidae | 14 | 2012 | +181% | 1997 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2012 | +61% | 1995 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 13 | 2012 | +78% | 1995 | |
| Mountain Chickadee | Paridae | 11 | 2012 | -52% | 1995 | |
| Grace's Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2012 | +317% | 1995 | |
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | Parulidae | 10 | 2012 | +350% | 1997 | |
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulidae | 10 | 2012 | +114% | 1999 | |
| Clark's Nutcracker | Corvidae | 9 | 2012 | +0% | 1996 | |
| Violet-green Swallow | Hirundinidae | 9 | 2012 | +6% | 1995 | |
| Plumbeous Vireo | Vireonidae | 9 | 2012 | +450% | 1995 | |
| Gray Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 8 | 2012 | +480% | 1999 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 8 | 2012 | -67% | 1996 | |
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 6 | 2012 | +356% | 1995 | |
| Green-tailed Towhee | Passerellidae | 6 | 2012 | -32% | 1995 | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 6 | 2012 | +144% | 1995 | |
| Chihuahuan Meadowlark | Icteridae | 6 | 2012 | +60% | 2009 | |
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Parulidae | 5 | 2012 | +27% | 1998 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 5 | 2012 | +360% | 2004 | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 2011 | +67% | 2010 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 4 | 2012 | -26% | 1995 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 4 | 2012 | +73% | 1997 | |
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 4 | 2012 | +17% | 1996 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 4 | 2012 | -21% | 1995 | |
| Hermit Thrush | Turdidae | 4 | 2012 | +26% | 1997 | |
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2012 | +125% | 2003 | |
| Steller's Jay | Corvidae | 3 | 2012 | -63% | 1995 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 2012 | -64% | 1995 | |
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sittidae | 3 | 2012 | +0% | 1998 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 3 | 2012 | +110% | 2003 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 3 | 2004 | +0% | 1999 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 2 | 2012 | +50% | 2001 | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 2 | 2012 | +100% | 1996 | |
| Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 2 | 2012 | -29% | 1995 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.