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BBS Route · New Mexico · BCR 18

Sedan Bird Survey Route

A standard 50-stop Breeding Bird Survey route. 67 species recorded across 31 survey years, still active.

67Species 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 →
31Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2025Span
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Bird Species Found on New Mexico Sedan

Top 40 of 67 species by most recent count. Each links to its species trend.

Species recorded on the Sedan 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
Cassin's SparrowPasserellidae1562025-2%1996
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1302025-36%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae442025-25%1996
Western KingbirdTyrannidae342025+87%1996
Lark BuntingPasserellidae312025+578%1999
Northern MockingbirdMimidae272025+60%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae252025+0%1996
Common RavenCorvidae242025+657%2007
Lark SparrowPasserellidae212025+127%1996
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae182025+975%2007
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae172025+367%1996
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae142025+243%1998
Turkey VultureCathartidae132025+400%2002
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae132025+400%1998
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae72025+13%1996
Burrowing OwlStrigidae52025+260%2002
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae52025+75%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae42025-27%1996
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae42025+50%1996
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae42023+100%2007
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae42025+33%1997
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42024-42%1996
Mountain PloverCharadriidae42004n/an/a
American CrowCorvidae31994n/an/a
Red-winged BlackbirdIcteridae32025-77%1996
Grasshopper SparrowPasserellidae32025+0%2004
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae32025+50%2009
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae22025-84%1996
American KestrelFalconidae22025+25%2005
Ferruginous HawkAccipitridae22025+50%1997
Common GrackleIcteridae22023+100%1999
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae22023-14%2001
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22024+43%1998
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22025+100%1999
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22001n/an/a
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22015+50%2003
House FinchFringillidae22018+467%2008
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae22024-78%2021
American AvocetRecurvirostridae22025+100%2015
Curve-billed ThrasherMimidae22025+100%2015

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