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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Ojo Sarco Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 120 species recorded across 55 survey years, still active.

120Species 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 →
55Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1968–2024Span
3Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Ojo Sarco

Top 40 of 120 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Ojo Sarco 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
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae292024+45%1970
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae272024-15%1970
American RobinTurdidae252024-58%1970
Western TanagerCardinalidae212024+33%1970
Warbling VireoVireonidae212024+43%1970
Clark's NutcrackerCorvidae202018+253%1974
European StarlingSturnidae182024+54%1970
Turkey VultureCathartidae142024+833%1992
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae132024-24%1970
Common RavenCorvidae132024-7%1970
Pinyon JayCorvidae131984+25%1972
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae112024-66%1970
Song SparrowPasserellidae112024+29%1970
American CrowCorvidae102024+73%1970
Spotted TowheePasserellidae102024+0%1970
Black-headed GrosbeakCardinalidae102024-30%1970
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae102024+12%1970
Yellow WarblerParulidae102024-44%1970
House SparrowPasseridae102024-44%1970
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae92024+157%1974
House FinchFringillidae82024+100%1970
Pine SiskinFringillidae82024-42%1970
Black-throated Gray WarblerParulidae72024-39%1970
Mountain ChickadeeParidae72024-14%1970
BushtitAegithalidae62013-7%1984
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae62024-29%1971
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae62024+115%1977
MallardAnatidae62021+13%1999
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae52024+83%1970
Steller's JayCorvidae52024-67%1970
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae52024+200%1992
MacGillivray's WarblerParulidae52024+78%1970
Red CrossbillFringillidae52017-33%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae42024-73%1970
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae42024+267%1973
Brewer's BlackbirdIcteridae42024-54%1970
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae42024-8%1970
Grace's WarblerParulidae42024-70%1970
Western BluebirdTurdidae42024+50%1970
Rock PigeonColumbidae32024-67%1999

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