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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Pastura Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 61 species recorded across 27 survey years, still active.

61Species 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 →
27Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2024Span
5Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Pastura

Top 40 of 61 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pastura 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
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae702024+26%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae442024-11%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae362024-49%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae302024-80%1995
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae152024+73%1995
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142016+142%2000
House FinchFringillidae122024+25%2002
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae122024+110%2003
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae102024-73%1997
Lark SparrowPasserellidae102024+179%1995
European StarlingSturnidae102010+167%2001
Barn SwallowHirundinidae92019+25%1995
Western KingbirdTyrannidae82024-52%1995
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae82024+200%1998
Mourning DoveColumbidae72024-54%1995
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62015+17%1995
Green-winged TealAnatidae51999n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52019-54%2007
Lark BuntingPasserellidae42015+300%2002
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae42024-29%1999
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42016n/an/a
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae32024+50%1998
House SparrowPasseridae32024-67%1995
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae32024+144%1999
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae32017n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22024-46%1995
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22019-60%1995
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22018-17%2001
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae22008+100%1994
MallardAnatidae21999+100%1997
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae22024-31%1999
American CootRallidae21999n/an/a
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22015+100%1999
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22019+67%2004
Common GrackleIcteridae22016+83%2007
American RobinTurdidae22018+100%2003
White-winged DoveColumbidae22019+25%2011
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae22014n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae12019-60%1997
Turkey VultureCathartidae12024+43%1995

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