BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 35
San Antonio Bird Survey Route
A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 63 species recorded across 3 survey years, no longer active.
63Species Recorded
3Years Surveyed
1974–1977Span
2Observers
Bird Species Found on New Mexico San Antonio
Top 40 of 63 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.
| History | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mourning Dove | Columbidae | 71 | 1977 | -22% | 1974 | |
| Red-winged Blackbird | Icteridae | 48 | 1977 | -56% | 1974 | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimidae | 48 | 1977 | +60% | 1974 | |
| Western Meadowlark | Icteridae | 41 | 1977 | +24% | 1974 | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundinidae | 38 | 1977 | -5% | 1974 | |
| Gambel's Quail | Odontophoridae | 31 | 1977 | +63% | 1974 | |
| House Finch | Fringillidae | 26 | 1977 | -62% | 1974 | |
| House Sparrow | Passeridae | 26 | 1977 | -62% | 1974 | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Passerellidae | 24 | 1977 | +500% | 1974 | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannidae | 23 | 1977 | +28% | 1974 | |
| Horned Lark | Alaudidae | 19 | 1977 | +280% | 1974 | |
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Tyrannidae | 17 | 1977 | +467% | 1974 | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Icteridae | 17 | 1977 | +13% | 1974 | |
| Cassin's Sparrow | Passerellidae | 17 | 1977 | n/a | n/a | |
| Mallard | Anatidae | 16 | 1975 | +220% | 1974 | |
| Blue Grosbeak | Cardinalidae | 16 | 1977 | +700% | 1974 | |
| Chihuahuan Meadowlark | Icteridae | 15 | 1977 | n/a | n/a | |
| Scaled Quail | Odontophoridae | 11 | 1977 | +450% | 1974 | |
| Great-tailed Grackle | Icteridae | 10 | 1977 | +0% | 1974 | |
| Say's Phoebe | Tyrannidae | 9 | 1977 | +125% | 1974 | |
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartidae | 8 | 1977 | +100% | 1974 | |
| Loggerhead Shrike | Laniidae | 7 | 1977 | +75% | 1974 | |
| Killdeer | Charadriidae | 6 | 1977 | -25% | 1974 | |
| Bullock's Oriole | Icteridae | 6 | 1977 | -54% | 1974 | |
| Ruddy Duck | Anatidae | 5 | 1974 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Robin | Turdidae | 5 | 1977 | +400% | 1975 | |
| Lark Sparrow | Passerellidae | 5 | 1977 | n/a | n/a | |
| Lesser Goldfinch | Fringillidae | 4 | 1975 | -50% | 1974 | |
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteriidae | 4 | 1977 | +300% | 1974 | |
| Snowy Egret | Ardeidae | 3 | 1977 | +0% | 1974 | |
| Black-necked Stilt | Recurvirostridae | 3 | 1974 | n/a | n/a | |
| American Kestrel | Falconidae | 3 | 1977 | +0% | 1974 | |
| European Starling | Sturnidae | 3 | 1977 | -70% | 1974 | |
| Canyon Towhee | Passerellidae | 3 | 1974 | n/a | n/a | |
| Verdin | Remizidae | 3 | 1977 | +200% | 1974 | |
| Common Nighthawk | Caprimulgidae | 3 | 1977 | +50% | 1975 | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anatidae | 2 | 1974 | n/a | n/a | |
| Cinnamon Teal | Anatidae | 2 | 1975 | +100% | 1974 | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anatidae | 2 | 1975 | -71% | 1974 | |
| American Coot | Rallidae | 2 | 1975 | -80% | 1974 |
Source: USGS North American Breeding Bird Survey, retrieved 2026-05-22. A route is a sample, not a census.