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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Quemado Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 53 species recorded across 5 survey years, no longer active.

53Species 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 →
5Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1992–1997Span
2Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Quemado

Top 40 of 53 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Quemado 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
Northern MockingbirdMimidae591997+49%1993
Pinyon JayCorvidae441997+19%1993
Common RavenCorvidae331997+14%1993
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae201997+186%1995
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae151997+583%1993
Lark SparrowPasserellidae131997-26%1993
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae131997-33%1993
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae111997+9%1993
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae91997+200%1995
Mourning DoveColumbidae81997-76%1993
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae61997+133%1995
Scott's OrioleIcteridae51997+150%1995
Canyon TowheePasserellidae51997+25%1995
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae41996+150%1993
American KestrelFalconidae41997-36%1993
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae41997-68%1993
Horned LarkAlaudidae41997+6%1993
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae41997-14%1993
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae41992n/an/a
House FinchFringillidae41997+300%1995
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae41997n/an/a
Burrowing OwlStrigidae31996+50%1993
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae31996+200%1995
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae31995n/an/a
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae31996-25%1995
Rock WrenTroglodytidae31997+200%1995
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae31997-25%1995
Juniper TitmouseParidae31997+0%1995
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae21997-16%1993
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae21997-64%1993
Barn SwallowHirundinidae21993n/an/a
Western KingbirdTyrannidae21997+100%1995
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae21997+100%1995
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae21997+100%1995
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae21997+100%1996
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae21997+100%1996
Western TanagerCardinalidae21997n/an/a
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae21997n/an/a
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae11992n/an/a
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae11995+0%1993

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