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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A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 43 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.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 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 →
3Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
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.

Species recorded on the Salt Lake 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
Pinyon JayCorvidae482001+167%1999
Northern MockingbirdMimidae352001-36%1999
Common RavenCorvidae182001-42%1999
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae132001+225%1999
Horned LarkAlaudidae132001+86%1999
House FinchFringillidae132001-69%2000
Rock WrenTroglodytidae122001+300%2000
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae11200111×1999
Lark SparrowPasserellidae102001+100%1999
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae92001-44%1999
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae92001+125%1999
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae92001-70%2000
Mourning DoveColumbidae82001-27%1999
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82001n/an/a
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae72001+600%1999
Scott's OrioleIcteridae72001+600%1999
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae72001+600%1999
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae52000n/an/a
KilldeerCharadriidae42000n/an/a
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae42001-67%2000
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32001+50%1999
Canyon TowheePasserellidae32001+200%1999
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32001+0%1999
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae32001-70%1999
Northern Rough-winged SwallowHirundinidae32000n/an/a
Barn SwallowHirundinidae32001n/an/a
Woodhouse's Scrub-JayCorvidae22001+100%1999
Bewick's WrenTroglodytidae22001-33%1999
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22000n/an/a
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae12000+0%1999
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae12001+0%1999
Bendire's ThrasherMimidae12000-67%1999
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12001-83%2000
Golden EagleAccipitridae12000n/an/a
American KestrelFalconidae12001-75%2000
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae12001+0%2000
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae12000n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae12001-50%2000
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae12001+0%2000
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae12001-50%2000

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