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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 16

Sanostee Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 40 species recorded across 4 survey years, still active.

40Species 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 →
4Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
2022–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on New Mexico Sanostee

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

Species recorded on the Sanostee 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
Horned LarkAlaudidae732025-6%2023
Common RavenCorvidae152025+13%2023
House FinchFringillidae132025-43%2023
Mourning DoveColumbidae92025-15%2023
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae92025-10%2023
Northern MockingbirdMimidae52025+129%2023
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae52023n/an/a
Lark SparrowPasserellidae52025+400%2023
Gambel's QuailOdontophoridae42023+0%2022
Black-throated SparrowPasserellidae42024+300%2022
House SparrowPasseridae42025-58%2023
Eurasian Collared-DoveColumbidae42025-50%2023
Burrowing OwlStrigidae42024n/an/a
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae32025-46%2023
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32023n/an/a
Violet-green SwallowHirundinidae32025n/an/a
Turkey VultureCathartidae22025+100%2022
American KestrelFalconidae22025+0%2022
Lesser GoldfinchFringillidae22025+0%2022
Western KingbirdTyrannidae22024+100%2023
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae22023n/an/a
Chipping SparrowPasserellidae22025+0%2023
Yellow-breasted ChatIcteriidae22025+0%2023
Black-chinned HummingbirdTrochilidae12023+0%2022
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae12025-40%2023
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae12025-40%2023
Sagebrush SparrowPasserellidae12022n/an/a
Spotted TowheePasserellidae12025-50%2022
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae12025-60%2023
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae12022n/an/a
Rock WrenTroglodytidae12024+0%2022
KilldeerCharadriidae12023n/an/a
Prairie FalconFalconidae12025-50%2023
Sage ThrasherMimidae12024n/an/a
Great Horned OwlStrigidae12025n/an/a
Hairy WoodpeckerPicidae12025n/an/a
Brown-headed CowbirdIcteridae12025n/an/a
Lazuli BuntingCardinalidae12025n/an/a
Barn SwallowHirundinidae12025n/an/a
Juniper TitmouseParidae12025n/an/a

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