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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Salt Lake 2 Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 60 species recorded across 23 survey years, still active.

60Species 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 →
23Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2002–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on New Mexico Salt Lake 2

Top 40 of 60 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Salt Lake 2 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 MockingbirdMimidae452025-14%2004
Pinyon JayCorvidae172025+15%2004
Horned LarkAlaudidae152025-66%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae122025-48%2004
House FinchFringillidae112025+80%2004
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae92025-28%2004
Common RavenCorvidae82025-67%2004
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82023+80%2019
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae72025-11%2004
Lark SparrowPasserellidae62025-40%2004
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae62025+222%2010
Juniper TitmouseParidae52025+29%2015
Spotted TowheePasserellidae52021+150%2017
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae42025+25%2004
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae42025+55%2005
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42022-67%2004
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae42025+5%2004
Canyon TowheePasserellidae42025+100%2007
Rock WrenTroglodytidae42025+125%2015
House SparrowPasseridae42025+63%2015
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae32025-72%2004
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae32025+25%2011
Gray VireoVireonidae32024+100%2019
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32025+117%2011
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae32024+200%2015
American KestrelFalconidae22024-46%2004
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22021+100%2011
Scott's OrioleIcteridae22025-17%2004
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22025-50%2004
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22024+233%2005
BushtitAegithalidae22022-67%2002
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae22022-64%2004
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22022+67%2011
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22023+20%2012
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22025+50%2017
KilldeerCharadriidae22017n/an/a
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae22021+100%2017
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae22024+100%2022
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12025-70%2004
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae12024-83%2004

Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-08-14. A route is a sample, not a census.