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 Recorded
37Years Surveyed
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.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Pigeon | Columbidae | 72 | 2017 | +435% | 1980 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 71 | 2017 | +28% | 1977 | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 44 | 2017 | +21% | 1977 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 39 | 2017 | +417% | 1977 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 35 | 2017 | +70% | 1978 | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 34 | 2017 | -57% | 1977 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 32 | 2017 | +145% | 1977 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 31 | 2017 | +280% | 1977 | |
| Spotted Towhee | Passerellidae | 31 | 2017 | +20% | 1977 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 27 | 2017 | +100% | 1977 | |
| Juniper Titmouse | Paridae | 26 | 2017 | +76% | 1977 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 25 | 2017 | -23% | 1977 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 20 | 2017 | -70% | 1977 | |
| Bushtit | Aegithalidae | 19 | 2017 | +220% | 1979 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 18 | 2017 | -2% | 1977 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 18 | 2017 | -46% | 1977 | |
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 17 | 2017 | -64% | 1977 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 17 | 2017 | -62% | 1977 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 15 | 2017 | +15% | 1977 | |
| Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 13 | 2017 | +26% | 1977 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2017 | +152% | 1978 | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 11 | 2017 | -29% | 1977 | |
| Western Bluebird | Turdidae | 11 | 2017 | +18% | 1977 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 11 | 2017 | +183% | 2006 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 10 | 2017 | -24% | 1977 | |
| Plumbeous Vireo | Vireonidae | 10 | 2017 | +105% | 1977 | |
| Black-billed Magpie | Corvidae | 8 | 2017 | +380% | 1993 | |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Columbidae | 8 | 2017 | +250% | 2008 | |
| Mountain Chickadee | Paridae | 7 | 2017 | -26% | 1977 | |
| Gray Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 6 | 2017 | +380% | 1977 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 6 | 2017 | -5% | 1979 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 5 | 2016 | +11% | 1987 | |
| Western Tanager | Cardinalidae | 5 | 2017 | +100% | 1979 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 5 | 2017 | -41% | 1977 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 1992 | +75% | 1977 | |
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picidae | 4 | 2015 | +100% | 1995 | |
| Hepatic Tanager | Cardinalidae | 4 | 2017 | +83% | 1996 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 2016 | -65% | 1977 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2015 | -11% | 1988 | |
| Pine Siskin | Fringillidae | 3 | 2017 | +0% | 1989 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.