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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 22 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 →
22Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2002–2024Span
5Observers

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
Pinyon JayCorvidae632024+6%2004
Northern MockingbirdMimidae622024-8%2004
Mourning DoveColumbidae212024-22%2004
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae192024-5%2004
Horned LarkAlaudidae112024-65%2004
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae112024-30%2004
House FinchFringillidae112024+80%2004
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae112024+45%2004
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae82024+75%2004
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae82023-67%2004
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae82024+244%2010
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82023+80%2019
Lark SparrowPasserellidae72024-29%2004
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae72024-35%2004
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae62024+173%2005
Spotted TowheePasserellidae52021+150%2017
Common RavenCorvidae42024-70%2004
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae42022-67%2004
House SparrowPasseridae42024+63%2015
Western KingbirdTyrannidae32024-43%2004
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32024+50%2017
Gray VireoVireonidae32024+100%2019
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae32024+200%2011
Brewer's SparrowPasserellidae32024+200%2015
American KestrelFalconidae22024-46%2004
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22021+100%2011
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae22024+233%2005
BushtitAegithalidae22022-67%2002
Mountain BluebirdTurdidae22022-64%2004
Great Horned OwlStrigidae22022+67%2011
Burrowing OwlStrigidae22023+20%2012
Rock WrenTroglodytidae22024+250%2015
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22024-33%2016
KilldeerCharadriidae22017n/an/a
Broad-tailed HummingbirdTrochilidae22021+100%2017
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae22024+100%2022
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae12024-60%2004
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae12024-83%2004
Scott's OrioleIcteridae12024-17%2004
Green-tailed TowheePasserellidae12021-43%2005

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