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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 18

Sabinoso Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 90 species recorded across 37 survey years, still active.

90Species 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 →
1980–2021Span
4Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico Sabinoso

Top 40 of 90 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sabinoso 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 MockingbirdMimidae1302021+124%1982
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae892021+31%1982
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae632021-18%1982
Mourning DoveColumbidae432021+47%1982
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae292021+393%1982
Lark SparrowPasserellidae282021-28%1982
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae202021+333%1982
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae192021-75%1982
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae192011+900%2002
Common RavenCorvidae132021+33%1982
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae112021+85%1988
Horned LarkAlaudidae112021-76%1982
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae102021+173%1982
House FinchFringillidae92021-71%1982
Rock WrenTroglodytidae92021-75%1982
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae92021+286%1990
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae82021+92%1982
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae62019+333%1987
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae52021+38%1982
KilldeerCharadriidae42012-60%1982
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42021-58%1982
White-throated SwiftApodidae42021-33%1987
Canyon TowheePasserellidae42021+33%1987
Western KingbirdTyrannidae42021-87%1987
BushtitAegithalidae42019-53%1991
Scott's OrioleIcteridae42021+233%1993
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae42021-53%1993
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae42021+133%1994
Hepatic TanagerCardinalidae42021+100%1999
Prairie FalconFalconidae32021+20%1989
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae32018+63%1988
Common PoorwillCaprimulgidae32012+25%1996
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae32021+300%1989
Canyon WrenTroglodytidae32019+25%1987
Blue-gray GnatcatcherPolioptilidae32021+200%1989
Pinyon JayCorvidae32016-44%1989
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae32019-65%1989
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae3202121×1991
Gray VireoVireonidae32021+167%2017
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae32021+167%2016

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