BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16
Salt Lake Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 43 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.
43Species Recorded
3Years Surveyed
1999–2001Span
3Observers
Bird Species Found on New Mexico Salt Lake
Top 40 of 43 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinyon Jay | Corvidae | 48 | 2001 | +167% | 1999 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 35 | 2001 | -36% | 1999 | |
| Common Raven | Corvidae | 18 | 2001 | -42% | 1999 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 13 | 2001 | +225% | 1999 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 13 | 2001 | +86% | 1999 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 13 | 2001 | -69% | 2000 | |
| Rock Wren | Troglodytidae | 12 | 2001 | +300% | 2000 | |
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 11 | 2001 | 11× | 1999 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 10 | 2001 | +100% | 1999 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 9 | 2001 | -44% | 1999 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 9 | 2001 | +125% | 1999 | |
| Chihuahuan Meadowlark | Icteridae | 9 | 2001 | -70% | 2000 | |
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 8 | 2001 | -27% | 1999 | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundinidae | 8 | 2001 | n/a | n/a | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 7 | 2001 | +600% | 1999 | |
| Scott's Oriole | Icteridae | 7 | 2001 | +600% | 1999 | |
| Vesper Sparrow | Passerellidae | 7 | 2001 | +600% | 1999 | |
| Green-tailed Towhee | Passerellidae | 5 | 2000 | n/a | n/a | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 4 | 2000 | n/a | n/a | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Passerellidae | 4 | 2001 | -67% | 2000 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 3 | 2001 | +50% | 1999 | |
| Canyon Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 2001 | +200% | 1999 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 3 | 2001 | +0% | 1999 | |
| Mountain Bluebird | Turdidae | 3 | 2001 | -70% | 1999 | |
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2000 | n/a | n/a | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 3 | 2001 | n/a | n/a | |
| Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay | Corvidae | 2 | 2001 | +100% | 1999 | |
| Bewick's Wren | Troglodytidae | 2 | 2001 | -33% | 1999 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 2 | 2000 | n/a | n/a | |
| Greater Roadrunner | Cuculidae | 1 | 2000 | +0% | 1999 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 1 | 2001 | +0% | 1999 | |
| Bendire's Thrasher | Mimidae | 1 | 2000 | -67% | 1999 | |
| Red-tailed Hawk | Accipitridae | 1 | 2001 | -83% | 2000 | |
| Golden Eagle | Accipitridae | 1 | 2000 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 1 | 2001 | -75% | 2000 | |
| Western Wood-Pewee | Tyrannidae | 1 | 2001 | +0% | 2000 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 1 | 2000 | n/a | n/a | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 1 | 2001 | -50% | 2000 | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 1 | 2001 | +0% | 2000 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 1 | 2001 | -50% | 2000 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.