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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 18

San Simon Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 49 species recorded across 37 survey years, no longer active.

49Species 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 →
37Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1979–2022Span
6Observers

Bird Species Found on New Mexico San Simon

Top 40 of 49 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the San Simon 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
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae372019+136%1981
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae162019+331%1987
Western KingbirdTyrannidae132022+288%1981
Mourning DoveColumbidae102022+18%1981
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae92019-90%1981
Northern MockingbirdMimidae82022-34%1981
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae72019+122%1981
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae72018+120%1981
PyrrhuloxiaCardinalidae52019+35%1981
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae42019+85%1981
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae42022-79%1981
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae32019-17%1981
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae32019+60%2001
Canyon TowheePasserellidae32001n/an/a
Greater RoadrunnerCuculidae22019+133%1994
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae22018-64%1981
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae22022-88%1981
American KestrelFalconidae22018+25%1982
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae22022+138%1988
Crissal ThrasherMimidae21988+0%1987
House FinchFringillidae22019+0%1993
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22019+100%1993
Barn SwallowHirundinidae22018-20%2000
Burrowing OwlStrigidae12019+80%1982
Ladder-backed WoodpeckerPicidae12019+100%1988
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae12012-13%1981
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae12018-29%1982
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae12019-4%1981
House SparrowPasseridae12019-14%1981
Turkey VultureCathartidae12019-33%1993
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae11980n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae12015-33%1987
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae12019-96%1988
Harris's HawkAccipitridae12017-25%1993
European StarlingSturnidae11982n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae11988n/an/a
Bronzed CowbirdIcteridae11989n/an/a
Rock WrenTroglodytidae11999+0%1989
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae12018+67%2000
American Barn OwlTytonidae11992n/an/a

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