BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 18

Raton Bird Survey Route

Name: Raton BBS route — per-species counts (BBS 2025 Release · 1966–2024)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
License: https://www.usa.gov/government-works

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 27 species recorded across 1 survey years, no longer active.

27Species Recorded

1Years Surveyed

1994–1994Span

1Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Raton

Top 27 of 27 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Raton route.

Horned Lark	Alaudidae	202	1994	n/a	n/a
Western Meadowlark	Icteridae	181	1994	n/a	n/a
Chihuahuan Raven	Corvidae	25	1994	n/a	n/a
Lark Bunting	Passerellidae	20	1994	n/a	n/a
Cassin's Sparrow	Passerellidae	12	1994	n/a	n/a
Cliff Swallow	Hirundinidae	12	1994	n/a	n/a
Barn Swallow	Hirundinidae	12	1994	n/a	n/a
Common Nighthawk	Caprimulgidae	9	1994	n/a	n/a
Northern Rough-winged Swallow	Hirundinidae	7	1994	n/a	n/a
Long-billed Curlew	Scolopacidae	5	1994	n/a	n/a
Killdeer	Charadriidae	5	1994	n/a	n/a
Western Kingbird	Tyrannidae	5	1994	n/a	n/a
Northern Mockingbird	Mimidae	5	1994	n/a	n/a
Swainson's Hawk	Accipitridae	4	1994	n/a	n/a
Say's Phoebe	Tyrannidae	4	1994	n/a	n/a
Brown-headed Cowbird	Icteridae	3	1994	n/a	n/a
Red-winged Blackbird	Icteridae	3	1994	n/a	n/a
House Finch	Fringillidae	2	1994	n/a	n/a
House Sparrow	Passeridae	2	1994	n/a	n/a
Rock Wren	Troglodytidae	2	1994	n/a	n/a
Mountain Plover	Charadriidae	1	1994	n/a	n/a
Scaled Quail	Odontophoridae	1	1994	n/a	n/a
Mourning Dove	Columbidae	1	1994	n/a	n/a
Turkey Vulture	Cathartidae	1	1994	n/a	n/a
Red-tailed Hawk	Accipitridae	1	1994	n/a	n/a
Vesper Sparrow	Passerellidae	1	1994	n/a	n/a
Lark Sparrow	Passerellidae	1	1994	n/a	n/a

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