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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Pecos Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 104 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

104Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1973–2017Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Pecos

Top 40 of 104 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Pecos 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
Rock PigeonColumbidae722017+435%1980
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae712017+28%1977
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae442017+21%1977
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae392017+417%1977
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae352017+70%1978
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae342017-57%1977
Northern MockingbirdMimidae322017+145%1977
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae312017+280%1977
Spotted TowheePasserellidae312017+20%1977
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae272017+100%1977
Juniper TitmouseParidae262017+76%1977
Common RavenCorvidae252017-23%1977
Mourning DoveColumbidae202017-70%1977
BushtitAegithalidae192017+220%1979
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae182017-2%1977
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae182017-46%1977
Pinyon JayCorvidae172017-64%1977
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae172017-62%1977
House FinchFringillidae152017+15%1977
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae132017+26%1977
Lark SparrowPasserellidae112017+152%1978
American RobinTurdidae112017-29%1977
Western BluebirdTurdidae112017+18%1977
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae112017+183%2006
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae102017-24%1977
Plumbeous VireoVireonidae102017+105%1977
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae82017+380%1993
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae82017+250%2008
Mountain ChickadeeParidae72017-26%1977
Gray FlycatcherTyrannidae62017+380%1977
Barn SwallowHirundinidae62017-5%1979
Horned LarkAlaudidae52016+11%1987
Western TanagerCardinalidae52017+100%1979
House SparrowPasseridae52017-41%1977
KilldeerCharadriidae41992+75%1977
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae42015+100%1995
Hepatic TanagerCardinalidae42017+83%1996
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae32016-65%1977
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32015-11%1988
Pine SiskinFringillidae32017+0%1989

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