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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 28 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 →
28Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1993–2025Span
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 SparrowPasserellidae1182025+29%1995
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae642025-34%1995
Northern MockingbirdMimidae502025-7%1995
Horned LarkAlaudidae302025-75%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae242025-21%1995
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae202025+167%1995
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae152025-56%1997
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae142025+163%1998
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae142016+142%2000
House FinchFringillidae122024+25%2002
European StarlingSturnidae102010+167%2001
Western KingbirdTyrannidae92025-55%1995
House SparrowPasseridae62025-50%1995
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae62015+17%1995
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae52025+138%1998
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52025+69%1995
Green-winged TealAnatidae51999n/an/a
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae52019-54%2007
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae52025+100%2003
Lark BuntingPasserellidae42015+300%2002
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae42025+22%1999
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae42016n/an/a
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae32025+0%2006
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae32017n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae22024-46%1995
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22025+13%1995
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22019-60%1995
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae22018-17%2001
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae22008+100%1994
MallardAnatidae21999+100%1997
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae22025-31%1999
American CootRallidae21999n/an/a
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22015+100%1999
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
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae12025-67%1995

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.