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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 30 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 →
30Years SurveyedYears surveyedNumber of years with at least one standard-protocol run in this geography. A longer record makes the trend more reliable.Full methodology →
1994–2024Span
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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 SparrowPasserellidae1352024-18%1996
Western MeadowlarkIcteridae1152024-36%1996
Horned LarkAlaudidae382024-21%1996
Northern MockingbirdMimidae342024+64%1996
Mourning DoveColumbidae242024+2%1996
Lark SparrowPasserellidae232024+165%1996
Western KingbirdTyrannidae222024+69%1996
Common RavenCorvidae132024+443%2007
Bullock's OrioleIcteridae122024+311%1996
Scaled QuailOdontophoridae122024+550%2007
Cassin's KingbirdTyrannidae112024+550%1998
Cliff SwallowHirundinidae82024+13%1996
Chihuahuan MeadowlarkIcteridae82024+314%1998
Burrowing OwlStrigidae62024+280%2002
Swainson's HawkAccipitridae42024+60%1996
Common NighthawkCaprimulgidae42024+75%1996
Ash-throated FlycatcherTyrannidae42023+100%2007
Barn SwallowHirundinidae42024-42%1996
Mountain PloverCharadriidae42004n/an/a
Scissor-tailed FlycatcherTyrannidae42024+150%2013
American CrowCorvidae31994n/an/a
Blue GrosbeakCardinalidae32024+50%1997
Long-billed CurlewScolopacidae22024-87%1996
KilldeerCharadriidae22024-33%1996
Red-tailed HawkAccipitridae22018+40%2009
Common GrackleIcteridae22023+100%1999
Vesper SparrowPasserellidae22023-14%2001
Loggerhead ShrikeLaniidae22024+43%1998
Western Wood-PeweeTyrannidae22021+100%1999
Black-billed MagpieCorvidae22001n/an/a
Red-headed WoodpeckerPicidae22015+50%2003
House FinchFringillidae22018+467%2008
Northern BobwhiteOdontophoridae22021+0%2009
Great-tailed GrackleIcteridae22024-78%2021
Cactus WrenTroglodytidae22018n/an/a
Great Blue HeronArdeidae12022+0%2003
Turkey VultureCathartidae12023+133%2002
American KestrelFalconidae12018+0%2005
Say's PhoebeTyrannidae12023-33%1996
Chihuahuan RavenCorvidae12022-80%1996

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